By Columnist Choe Chong-daeAzerbaijan is frequently associated with Heydar Aliyev, the former President and national leader of Azerbaijan (1923-2003), who was known for advocating a political ideology aimed at preserving and strengthening the multicultural traditions of the Azerbaijani people. His p

By the Presidential Decree No. PF-68 of May 8, 2023, “On Calling the Early Election of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan,” the early presidential elections in Uzbekistan are scheduled for July 9, 2023.According to the amendments to the Election Code made by the Constitutional Law of the Re

President Yoon Suk-yeol hosted a summit with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the Office of the President in Seoul on May 17. The prime minister was invited to visit Korea by President Yoon during the latter's trip to Canada in September last year, presidential spokesperson Lee Do-woon said

“The investment incentives and facilitations, export related programs and strategic trade networks that are already in place will create a win-win outcome for businesses from the Republic of Korea in Malaysia,” said Ruhizam Idris., director of MIDA Seoul.In an interview with The Korea Post media, pu

Deputy Minister for Political Affairs Choi Young-sam of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs held the 4th Korea-Kuwait policy consultation with Assistant Foreign Minister for Asian Affairs of Kuwait Sameeh Essa Johar Hayat, who is on a visit to Korea on May 10.In the policy consultation, the two sides ex

The Embassy of Bangladesh in Seoul celebrated the Bangla New Year-1430 with great fervor and festivity on May 7, 2023 at the auditorium of the Eunpyeong Gu Sports Center in Seoul. More than 300 Bangladeshi nationals and their families living in the Republic of Korea spontaneously took part in the ev

The following article and picture materials have been provided by the Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan in Seoul for publication by The Korea Post media, publisher of 3 English and 2 Korean-language news publications since 1985.—Ed.By Nodir Jumanyozov, Head of Department of the Ministry of Justi

The following article and picture materials have been provided by the Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan in Seoul for publication by The Korea Post media, publisher of 3 English and 2 Korean-language news publications since 1985.—Ed.On May 8, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziy

By Kim Jong-do (Director of the Center for Middle East and Islamic Studies, Korea University) Twenty-eight Koreans living in Sudan departed from the Korean Embassy in Khartoum, the capital city, at dawn on April 23, and ran a long distance of 33 hours and 1,200 kilometers at risk to arrive in Port S

The following article and picture materials have been provided by the Embassy of the Republic of Angola in Seoul for publication by The Korea Post media, publisher of 3 English and 2 Korean-language news publications since 1985.—Ed.By Ambassador Francisco José da CruzI. INTRODUCTION1. Africa continu

By Zhai JunSaudi Arabia and Iran, since making great achievements in their talks in Beijing, have made new strides in improving bilateral relations in accordance with the identified roadmap and timetable laid out in their Beijing agreement.On April 6, the foreign ministers of the two countries met i

“피와 땀으로 지켜온 소중한 민주주의와 법의 지배 시스템이 거짓 위장 세력에 의해 무너지지 않도록 우리 모두 힘을 합쳐 용감하게 싸워야 한다”고 윤석열 대통령이 27일(현지 시각) 워싱턴DC 미 연방하원 본회의장 연설에서 강조했다.이러한 윤대통령의 영어 연설에 미국의 상·하원 의원들이 함성을 지르며 기립 박수를 보냈다. 한국 대통령의 상•하원 합동연설은 2013년 박근혜 전 대통령 이후 10년 만이다.에이브러햄 링컨의 게티스버그 연설을 인용해 연설을 시작한 윤 대통령이 “세계 도처에서 허위 선동과 거짓 정보가 진실과 여론을 왜곡하여

Trade, Industry and Energy Minister Lee Chang-yang met with Boeing Defense, Space & Security CEO Theodore Colbert III on April 13 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Seoul.They discussed measures to expand Korea-Boeing aerospace defense industrial cooperation amid global value chain realignment and escalat

This article is based on news materials provided by the Embassy of Kazakhstan in Seoul for publication by The Korea Post media, publisher of 3 English and 2 Korean-languuage news publications since 1985.--Ed.The start of this year could not have been any more different for Kazakhstan when compared t

Minister for Trade Ahn Duk-geun met with Liesje Schreinemacher, the Dutch Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, and attended the memorandum of understanding (MOU) signing ceremony where the two countries signed seven MOUs on eco-friendly mobility and renewable energy cooperation.Th

The following article and picture materials have been provided by the Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan in Seoul for publication by The Korea Post media, publisher of 3 English and 2 Korean-language news publications since 1985.—Ed.By Irismat Abdukhalikov, Political commentator of the National I

President Yoon Suk-yeol will visit Japan for one night and two days from March 16 at the invitation of the Japanese government and hold a summit with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.It is the first visit in about four years since former President Moon Jae-iIn visited Osaka in June 2019 to atte

Thanks to the initiative "Ambassador for a day", organized by the Italian Embassy in Seoul to promote gender equality, the winning student of the dedicated competition, Choi Young-eun, participated in a typical day as "Ambassador", shadowing the Italian Ambassador in Seoul Federico Failla in his act

By Vice Chairwoman Joy ChoSince President Tokayev's election in June 2019, Kazakhstan has pursued the course of democratization and liberalization of the county's political life. Significant reforms have been implemented, which have been transformed the political system in the country and has led to

The newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan to the Republic of Korea Begench Durdyev presented his credentials to President Yoon Suk-yeol at the Yongsan Presidential Palace in Seoul on Jan. 26, 2023.President Yoon congratulated Ambassador B. Durdyev on his appoin