The press screening of South Korean director Bong Joon-ho's "Okja" at the Cannes Film Festival was temporarily stopped on Friday (local time) due to a technical problem, the event's organizer said. Boos, claps, and whistles erupted from the audience when the Netflix logo rolled onto the sc
Middle-aged South Koreans who live with or support their parents financially feel the heaviest burden when bearing their medical bills, but some saw it as a duty that has to be fulfilled even if means getting loans or giving up on their own savings, a survey said Wednesday.In the poll of 1,000 peopl
PyeongChang, the South Korean home of the 2018 Winter Olympics, will co-host an annual meeting of international sports journalists this week, a chance to showcase its readiness to stage the first Winter Games in the country. The 80th Congress of the International Sports Press Association (AIPS) will
Spouses and other family members of the ambassadors (and other senior diplomats on behalf of the ambassadors) are invited to show off the culinary wonders of their countries at the World Cooking Festival at the Gwanghwamun Gate Plaza in Seoul in front of the Central Government Building on Tuesday Ma
In an effort to further foster the horse industry and popularize horse racing, Korea Racing Authority (KRA), the sole horse racing organization in Korea, will host three major international horse races this year, namely the Korea Cup, Korea Sprint and SBS Sports Sprint.Among these, KRA will hold the
South Korea has opened the men's hockey world championship in Ukraine with a victory. Four different players scored for South Korea in the 4-2 win over Poland on Saturday (local time) at the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship Division I Group A at Palace of Sports in K
The World Culinary Culture Exchange Association is-hosting a ‘World Cooking Festival’ at the Gwanghwamun Gate Plaza in Seoul on Tuesday May 30, 2017, where the spouses of the ambassadors and their family members are invited to participate. A total of 85 different countries are invited to par
Tottenham Hotspur attacker Son Heung-min on Saturday drew level with football legend Cha Bum-kun as the highest-scoring South Korean in Europe in a single season with his goal against Bournemouth. Son scored a goal in Tottenham's 4-0 win over Bournemouth in their English Premier League (EPL) mat
Visitors to the Korean-language Internet edition (www.koreapost.co.kr) of The Korea Post are rapidly increasing as the news and other stories there are updated real time—as frequently as any leading Korean-language dailies such as Dong-A, Chosun and Joong-Ang.Embassies and other segments of th
South Korean director Park Chan-wook will receive an award from Italy's Florence city government in recognition of his contribution to the development of culture-arts, film industry officials said Thursday.Park will be given the Key of the City by Florence Mayor Dario Nardella in a ceremony to b
Graben Clinic was established on Dec. 15, 2016 by Dr. Kim Jeong-min, a plastic surgery & skin care specialist, and Dr. Kim Beom-soo, a posture correction doctor, for the purpose of providing the “right medical treatment for the right face and right body type." According to Doctor Kim
South Korean snowboarder Lee Sang-ho took fifth place in the men's parallel giant slalom (PGS) competition at the International Ski Federation (FIS) Freestyle Ski & Snowboard World Championships.Lee, 21, reached the quarterfinals in the men's PGS at the worlds in Sierra Nevada, Spain, on Thu
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach on Tuesday received an honorary doctorate from South Korea's only national sports university.Korea National Sport University (KNSU) conferred the doctoral degree in physical education on Bach in a ceremony at its Seoul campus, recognizi
Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn on Tuesday turned down senior presidential aides' resignation offers, citing the need to address urgent security and economic issues facing the nation.On Monday, Chief of Staff Han Kwang-ok, chief national security adviser Kim Kwan-jin, the presi
After suffering a lethargic 2-1 loss to Israel to start the World Baseball Classic (WBC) Monday, South Korea is faced with a distinct number-crunching reality just to survive the first round.South Korea will next face the Netherlands later Tuesday and Chinese Taipei on Thursday in Pool A play at Goc
In many battles in Korea during the Korean War (1950-53), soldiers of the Turkish Brigade proved their chivalry and made great contributions to the defense of freedom and democracy through sacrifices.The Turkish Brigade, according to Wikipedia, served in Korea with the United Nations Command during
By Lee Kyung-sikPublisher, The Korea Post mediaThis year again, Mayor and Mrs. Jeon Dong-pyung of Yeongam County of Jeollanam-do Province are hosting the impressive Yeongam Wangin Culture Festival on April 6-7, 2017, and invite ambassadors and madams to attend the opening ceremony and enjoy various
Julian Eberhard of Austria won the men's sprint at the International Biathlon Union (IBU) World Cup here on Friday.Eberhard finished first among 103 biathletes with a time of 23 minutes, 11.1 seconds at the IBU Biathlon World Cup in PyeongChang, Gangwon Province, some 180 kilometers east of Seou
There was no rest for the ice-cold South Korean bats Friday, with the World Baseball Classic (WBC) just three days away in the nation's capital.South Korea will host the first round action for Pool A at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul and will open the competition against Israel at 6:30 p.m. Monday. T
South Korea claimed the silver medal in men's hockey at the Asian Winter Games on Sunday, following a 10-0 win over China in its final game.Forward Shin Sang-hoon scored a hat trick and assisted on two goals at Tsukisamu Gymnasium, as South Korea finished the four-nation round robin competition