The following article was contributed by Ambassador Abida Islam of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh in Seoul on the occasion of the year-long birth celebration (17 March 2020 to 17 March 2021) of the Father of the Nation of Bangladesh Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.—Ed. It was 1920, a century

By Lee Kyung-sik with Reporters Ms. Oureye Sall, Jeong Won-shikBBC reported on April 4, 2020: “Senegal has cancelled giant celebrations to mark its 60th Anniversary of Independence because of coronavirus. The West African nation has 140 active cases of Covid-19, 66 people have recovered and one pers

An Extraordinary Virtual G20 Leaders’ Summit was held in Novo-Ogaryovo, Moscow Region, on March 26, 2020. Taking part in the virtual summit on the Russian side were Finance Minister Anton Siluanov and Representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the G20 (Russia’s G20 Sherpa) Svetlana

The following article was contributed to The Korea Post media by the Embassy of India in Seoul for publication on the occasion of continuous spread of CORONA virus around the world. —Ed.Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi held a video conference with the Heads of all of India’s Embassies and High Comm

By Publisher Lee Kyung-sik with Managing Editor Ms. Joy ChoCoronavirus Diseases (COVID)-19 is playing havoc to many countries of the world, especially in China, and now even the United States of America. In Korea, the government authorities are seen to be doing well and the latest figures (as of Mar

President Moon Jae-in of the Republic of Korea and Head of State Rumen Radev of the Republic of Bulgaria on March 23, 2020 addressed each other congratulatory a message on the occasion of the 30th Anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.The political dialog

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi of India interacted with the leaders of the SAARC countries through video conference to chart out a common strategy in order to combat COVID-19 in the region.Shared History – Collective Future:Prime Minister thanked the leaders for joining the conference at such sho

Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha held a conference call with her counterparts from Canada and four other countries to discuss cooperation in fighting the new coronavirus, the foreign ministry said Monday.Kang and her Canadian, German, Brazilian, Italian and Australian counterparts -- Francois-Philipp

North Korea's recent engine testing suggests the regime may be ready to test a more advanced intercontinental ballistic missile that could pose a greater threat to the United States, a U.S. general said Thursday.Gen. Terrence O'Shaughnessy, commander of the U.S. Northern Command and North American A

By Professor Ihn-hwi ParkThe following article was contributed by Professor Ihn-hwi Park of Ewha Womans University in Seoul. Professor Park is concurrently the vice president of the Korea Association of International Studies and was a member of the Security Advisory Committee of the Presidential Off

A total of 103 countries and territories were enforcing or planning to impose entry restrictions or tougher quarantine procedures on people from South Korea over coronavirus concerns, the foreign ministry said Sunday.The tally, as of 6 p.m., remains unchanged from late Saturday's figure, but the num

The United Arab Emirates has coordinated the evacuation of Arab nationals from Wuhan City in China. According to the Embassy of the United Arab Emirate in Seoul, the evacuees will be received at the newly established Emirates Humanitarian City in the UAE, and will undergo medical testing and monitor

The foreign ministry on Friday expressed "extreme regret" over Japan's two-week quarantine plan for visitors from South Korea over new coronavirus concerns, warning of "all possible" corresponding measures.Vice Foreign Minister Cho Sei-young plans to summon Japanese Ambassador to South Korea Koji To

U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday he had "no reaction" to North Korea's projectile launches this week, calling them "short-term missiles" in an apparent bid to downplay the threat.North Korea fired what appeared to be two short-range ballistic missiles on Monday, according to South Korea's mi

A total of 91 countries and regions were planning or imposing entry bans or quarantine procedures on visitors from South Korea on Tuesday, up eight from a day earlier, despite Seoul's push to curb what it calls excessively restrictive measures.As of 8:00 p.m., 37 countries and regions plan to ban or

Korea and Spain mark the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations in 2020. Spanish ambassador Juan Ignacio Morro Villacian Spain once mentioned in an interview with The Korea Post media that although Korea and Spain were always on good terms historically, the relationship between the two countries i

U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that it's not the right time to put additional travel restrictions on South Korea over the coronavirus.Trump was asked at a White House press briefing whether he is considering restricting travel to and from South Korea, Italy and other countries affected b

2020 is the 70th anniversary of the bilateral diplomatic relationship between Korea and Spain.King Felipe VI, the Spanish king even visited South Korea and met with President Moon Jae-in last October to discuss strengthening cooperation between the two countries in tourism and overseas construction

By Publisher Lee Kyung-sik With Editor Joy Cho, Reporter Stephen Kim “Economic cooperation has an important role in bilateral relations. The Islamic Republic of Iran and The Republic of Korea also are no exception.” So said Ambassador Saeed B. Shabestari of Iran in Seoul at an exclusive interview wi

A presidential plane from South Korea arrived in Japan on Tuesday to evacuate four nationals and a Japanese spouse from a quarantined cruise ship docked near Tokyo, after an increase in onboard infections of the new coronavirus.The VCN-235 of the Air Force arrived at Japan's Haneda Airport hours aft