Goyang City, situated north of Seoul, is experiencing a year of great transformation in the current year. On April 9, Goyang City's construction project for the new office building passed a feasibility study by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety. As a result, the construction plan for the new c

The following article and pictures were provided by the Embassy of India in Seoul to The Korea Post media for publication, which own and operate 3 English and 2 Korean-language news media since 1985.—EdIndian Cultural Centre and Embassy of India, Seoul organised Online 71st Foundation Day Celebratio

By Kevin LeeOh Se-hoon, the mayoral candidate of the main opposition People Power Party (PPP), has won the Seoul mayoral by-elections by a landslide against Park Young-sun of the ruling Democratic Party.In the April 7 by-elections, Oh Se-hoon and Park Hyung-joon of the People Power Party were electe

Ex-Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon of the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) has been elected as a single candidate for the opposition parties in the April 7 Seoul mayoral by-election.In an opinion poll released on March 23, Oh Se-hoon beat Ahn Cheol-soo, the leader of the conservative minor People's P

Former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl has recently won the top lace in the opinion polls on the Presidential hopefuls in the upcoming Presidential election slated on March 9, 2022 — exactly one calendar year from today.According to the results of an opinion survey conducted by Korea Society Opini

The popularity rating of Governor Lee Jae-myung of the Gyeonggi Province has risen to a whopping 32.5% in one of the latest polls on the Presidential hopefuls for the 2022 Presidential race—by-far surpassing Prosecutor General Yoon Suk-yeol (17.5%), Chairman Lee Nak-yeon of the ruling Democratic Par

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will launch the pan India rollout of COVID-19 vaccination drive on 16th January, 2021 at 10:30 AM via video conferencing. This will be the world’s largest vaccination program covering the entire length and breadth of the country. A total of 3006 session sites across

Question: As we remember the contributions of India during the inter-Korean war in 1950-53, what are your impressions?Answer: We recall with gratitude the valour and bravery of the many war heroes from across the world who laid down their lives to bring peace and stability to the Korean peninsula. W

By Lee Kyung-sik, Publisher-Chairman of The Korea Post media The last four years in the history of Uzbekistan have become a period of fundamental reforms, large-scale changes and renewal. The process of changes that has begun in the country has been noted by the world community as a “phenomenon of n

President Moon Jae-in apologized to the nation on the Christmas Day on Dec. 25, 2020 for causing the nation ‘inconvenience and confusion’ over the suspension of duties of Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl, which was initiated and carried out by Minister of Justice Madam Choo Mi-ae.According to Presi

Ahn Cheol-soo, head of the minor opposition People's Party, declared on Dec. 20 that he would run for the Seoul mayoral by-election, which is slated for April next year.“I thought that I should throw myself into the race to prevent a Presidential power change from becoming impossible with a defeat i

The approval rating for President Moon Jae-in has fallen to 36.7%, the lowest ever, the Realmeter said in its survey on Dec. 14. President Moon's highest positive assessment since taking office was 84 percent in the first week of June 2017.According to a five-day survey (Dec. 7~11) of 2,531 people a

By Polisher-Chairman Lee Kyung-sik of The Korea Post media Chairman Lee Nak-yon of the ruling Democratic Party won the top place with a 24% support in a nationally conducted opinion survey on the Presidential hopefuls in Korea to succeed President Moon Jae-in a little over a year later.This was publ

By Publisher Lee Kyung-sik, Feature Editors Kim Hyung-dae, Song Na-raWho is going to be Korea’s next President? The term of office the incumbent President of Republic of Korea, Mr. Moon Jae-in, ends on May 9, 2022, but the Presidential elections will be held two months earlier on March 9 the same ye

By Publisher Lee Kyung-sik with Jung Won-shikWho is going to win the Presidential elections in May 2022? So far, many people in Korea thought that former Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon was the best bet.Now this belief is being seriously challenged by reinstated Governor Lee Jae-myung of the Gyeonggi Pro

The Victory Day of the Russian Federation is a great day not only for Russia but for many other countries of the world, especially the CIS (Commonwealth of the Independent States) countries.According to a recent report by the Korean-language daily, Chosun Ilbo, President Vladmir Putin of Russia post

South Korea will provide 300 billion won (US$253.5 million) in emergency loans to local budget carriers, which have been suffering from the economic fallout of the spread of the new coronavirus, Finance Minister Hong Nam-ki said Monday.Budget carriers will also be exempted from paying airport usage

President Moon Jae-in held out hope Thursday for the role of his new justice minister, Choo Mi-ae, conferring a letter of appointment on her and filling the post that had been vacant for more than two months."I hope you will spearhead prosecution reform works well," Moon told Choo during a Cheong

President Moon Jae-in appointed Choo Mi-ae, a judge-turned-politician, as justice minister Thursday, Cheong Wa Dae announced.Accordingly, the post has been filled after more than two months of vacancy from Cho Kuk's resignation.Moon nominated Choo, a five-term lawmaker who led the ruling Democratic

U.S. President Donald Trump's policy on North Korea is "failing" and the communist nation poses an imminent threat to American troops and allies, one of his former national security advisers said Monday.John Bolton, who worked for Trump until September, made the remark in a tweet as tensions h