“The ratification of the Cambodia-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA) will accelerate bilateral trade and investment between the two countries in the coming years,” said Amb. Chring Botumrangsay of Cambodia in Seoul.Delivering a welcome speech at the Cambodia-Korea Business and Investment Forum held

The Embassy of India and the Cultural Center of India in Seoul are jointly holding the Hindi card news competition from Jan. 10 through Feb. 15, 2023, the embassy said on Jan. 12.It said that this competition is only open for Korean nationals and all entries must have creative content on India-Korea

The Incheon Metropolitan Government plans to re-examine the historical significance of the Incheon Landing Operation and carry out a large-scale project to commemorate the Incheon Landing Operation starting next year.Incheon Metropolitan City Mayor Yoo Jeong-bok, who is on a business trip abroad, vi

Daegu City held a "Daegu City New Year's Greetings" at Exco on Jan. 2 and declared 2023 as the first year of "Daegu Gulgi (Rise)," where Daegu stands up again vigorously.About 500 people from all walks of life attended the meeting, including Daegu City Mayor Hong Joon-pyo, Daegu City Council Chairma

The 2023 Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival, which had been suspended due to the Covid-19 pendamic, was resumed in three years.Hwacheon-gun held a lighting ceremony for the 2023 Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival on Dec. 24, Christmas Eve, on a special stage in Jungang-ro, Hwacheon-eup in Gangwon-do Pro

By Publisher Lee Kyung-sik with Reporter Lee Ji-hyun “We now at The Herald Business Daily have a total of over 4.5 million readers and I trust that we rank the 6th or 7th among all so many media organizations in Korea!” So assured by Publisher-Chairman Jeon Chang-hyeop of The Korea Herald media at a

By Publisher Lee Kyung-sik with Guest Writer Ms. Ji-Young KimThe Global Culture & Economy Link (GCEL) led by Chairperson Ji-young Kim), together with the Ambassadors’ Spouses Association in Seoul (ASAS), visited the Jiji Foundation of Artist Park Seo-Bo (chairman of the Foundation), which is located

Lee Myung-woo, vice chairman of Dongwon Industries’ business and holding division, was appointed as the chairman of the Alumni Association in Korea of the University of Pennsylvania in the U.S. Vice-Chairman Lee will serve as the chairman of the UPenn association for two years until December 2024.Le

The following article was contributed by the Embassy of Bangladesh in Seoul for publication by The Korea Post media, publisher of 3 English and 2 Korean-language news publications since 1985.—Ed.The Embassy of Bangladesh in Seoul observed the “International Migrants Day-2022” favor and festivity on

For full-fledged regional diplomacy, the Governors Association of Korea announced that it held the “2022 Meeting with the Envoys of Foreign Diplomatic Missions in Korea” at the Grand Hyatt Seoul on Dec. 2.As an annual event celebrating its 13th anniversary this year, the 2022 foreign envoys invitati

Mr. Rafael Mariano Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has been awarded an honorary doctorate by the Busan University of Foreign Studies (BUFS). In recognition of his decades of distinguished contribution to the field of non-proliferation and disarmament and exe

By Publisher Lee Kyung-sik with Editors Choe Nam-suk, Kevin Lee, Ms. Jenny Jang A very impressive reception was hosted last night at Hotel Shilla in Seoul by Ambassador Khalid E. Al-Hamar of the State of Qatar in Seoul in celebration of the National Day of the counrtry.The spacious Dynasty Ballroom

The 7th edition of SoftWave-2022, a Korean Software fair, was held on Dec. 7 at COEX, Seoul by Korean Minister of Science and ICT Lee Jong-ho.Ambassador Amit Kumar of India in Seoul was invited for the inaugural ceremony. He also joined the Minister in the tour of the exhibition including the India

The temperature of some parts of Gangwon-do Province have fallen by minus 13 degrees Celsius, and Hwacheon-gun County is preparing for next month's Sancheoneo Ice Festival amid the cold wave.On the morning of December 2, the lowest temperature in Hwacheon is minus 11 degrees, the ice thickness of th

By Deputy Editor Sung Jung wook Bloomberg said in a report, "Korea's education is becoming increasingly distorted. We recognize Koreans’ high enthusiasm for education, but they are providing education with the lowest cost-effectiveness, which does not make any changes to the education system suitabl

On November 29, Ambassador Dmytro Ponomareko of Ukraine in Seoul and Rep. Cho Jeong-sik of the National Assembly (President of the Korea-Ukraine Friendship Association) jointly organized an exhibition with Ukrainian artist Daria Alyoshkina at the National Assembly Hall in Yeouido, Seoul on Nov. 29.T

By Vice Chairpersons Joy Cho and Choe Nam-suk with Editor Kevin Lee President William Ruto of the Republic of Kenya said, “My country is a land of opportunity for Korean businesses and investors and a gateway to Africa.”Speaking with the representatives of the Korean media at the residence of Ambass

In November in Korea we eat Italian. This year as well, we could not miss the celebration in South Korea of the Week of the Italian Cuisine in the World! Created in 2016, as a direct follow-up to Expo 2015 Milan, dedicated to food safety and the themes of healthy and quality nutrition - and organize

On Nov. 1, 2022 at the main auditorium of the Bodyfriend Head Office in Dogok-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, the final event of the World Korean Young Leader’s Conference was held for 9 days which began on October 24. The event included an evaluation session, certificate awarding ceremony and a farewell d

More than 149 people have died in a stampede among huge crowds for Halloween festivities in Itaewon, Seoul, government officials said.The first big Halloween celebration since the end of Covid-19 restrictions on people gathering turned to tragedy on Saturday night on Oct. 29, when huge crowds of par