The Ansan City, some 26 miles southwest of Seoul, hosts the 2015 Ansan International Street Arts Festival (AISAF) at the Ansan Culture Plaza on May 1-3, 2015 in a three-day run on the theme of ‘City in Action!’ which is also a slogan for the event. A total of 61 works will be presented during the Fe

Students of Azerbaijan, the United States and scores of other countries in Korea captivated tens of thousands of people in Dangjin City and other Koreans from all parts of the country and from abroad, including Japan, on April 12, 2015--with their colorful, eye-catching traditional costumes and chee

Mayor Jeon Dong-pyeong of the Yeongam County, near Gwangju, is hosting the 2015 Wangin Culture Festival in his country on April 9-10, 2015 in memory of the noted Korean scholar, Dr. Wangin, who spread Hanja, Chinese characters and classics, to Japan in the third century. Dr. Wangin, or Wangin Baksa,

As the center of the aerospace industry in Korea, the Goheung County government recently unveiled ambitious programs for developing the regional economy, leveraging its natural, agricultural, marine and industrial resources. Until five years ago when the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) con

As the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games come closer to 3 years ahead, the PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games is moving fast to take a variety of actions for preparation of the Olympic Winter Games along with 3 major venues, Pyeongchang, Gangneung and

The Damyang County of Jeollanam-do Province, Korea’s No. 1 ecotourism region, has been honored with the 7th Grand Tourism Award from the Korea Tour Club in recognition of its successful development of Hallyu Culture tourism products and winning the right to host the Southern Food Culture Grand Festi

Yangpyeong County, surrounded by several mountains and rivers, has been leading the development of eco-friendly agriculture. Indeed, the county has faithfully pursued an environmental agriculture policy for 18 years since it was adopted in 1997 when the financial crisis hit the country. In the 2000s

Newly elected and inaugurated Mayor Kim Hoing- Joing of Dangjin City admitted that there is a lot of room for improvement in Dangjin City, including poor city environment and lagging competitiveness compared with other cities, and vowed his best efforts to work hard and turn the city into one that i

Goyang City is working hard to promote the “Goyang Global Economic Network” in a bid to accelerate its development in various fields.In November 2011, Choi Sung, mayor of Goyang, a major city of over 1 million inhabitants, toured North/Latin America. He discussed with administrators of Harvard Unive

The Rural Development Administration (RDA) hosted a three-day event in Iksan between September 15-17, in celebration of the relocation of its headquarters to the Innovation City of Iksan, North Jeolla Province. At present at the event were by minister- and vice minister-level officials from 13 Latin

Twenty-five ambassadors, senior diplomats and spouses attended the Gwangju Chungjang-no ‘70s-‘80s Recollection Festival and inspected the ‘mammoth’ Gwangju Asian Culture Complex (ACC) in the Geumnam-no Street of the Gwangju Metropolitan City on Oct. 8, 2014. Geumnam-no Street is the symbol of the Gw

Following the first conference held in 2013, the Busan Port Authority, which operates the fifth largest container port in the world, hosted the Busan International Port Conference (BIPC) 2014 on Nov. 14, 2014 at Lotto Hotel Busan under the theme of ‘Ports Way Forward’ with three working sessions of

Two villages in Yangpyeong- gun (county), Gyeonggi Province have been awarded the coveted Presidential Award in the government-sponsored contest which aims to create the “villages filled with happiness.” The honored local communities are Yeomul-li village in Cheongun-myeon and Johyeon-ni village in

Manhattan of Korea! San Francisco of Korea! The Seaside City that Rivals the World’s Three Most Beautiful Ports! This is a multitude of adjectives that describe Haeundae, which offers a lot of charms. Indeed, Haeundae is attractive and alluring to everyone who sees, touch, and enjoy it. ▲The Grand G

Ambassador Petar Andonov of the Republic of Bulgaria and 24 other ambassadors, senior diplomats, madams and international journalists from 15 other countries visited the Sancheong County of Gyeongsangnam-do at the invitation of Mayor Heo Ki-do of the County, and attended the 14th Sancheong Medicinal

Sejong Metropolitan Autonomous City remains dedicated to building a city in which all citizens feel happy. Sejong Mayor Lee Chun-hui says that Sejong is being transformed into a dual urban & farming city. Overall, he stresses that more government agencies should be relocated to the city from Seoul.

By Lee Kyung-sikPublisher, The Korea PostMayor Park Won-soon of the Seoul Special City extended a helping hand in globally promoting Korean Kimchi explaining in an impeccable English the health-promoting ingredients of Kimchi to the ambassadors and their spouses at the 21st annual Gwangju World Kimc

By Lee Kyung-sik*Publisher of The KoreaThe Chilgok County of Geyongsangbuk-do Province hosted the 14th Nakdong River World Peace Culture Festival on Sept. 25, 2014 with the attendance of ambassadors and other members of the Diplomatic Corps as well as Governor Kim Kwang-yong of Gyeongsangbuk-do, May

Attracting interest of visitors and tourists, the 11th 7080 Chungjang Recollection Festival will be held in the Gwangju Metropolitan City, the major city in southwestern region of Korea, for 5 days from October 8 to October 12, 2014. Under the theme of ‘Recollection and Soaring Growth’, the unique p

Without the noble sacrifices made by the chivalrous soldiers of your esteemed country during the Korean War (1950-3), there would be no Republic of Korea (ROK) today as we should have fallen under the control of the North Korean regime.The most decisive battle broke out at Dabudong in the Chilgok Co