The following are details of an interview with Ambassador Gonzalo Ortiz Diaz-Tortosa of Spain in Seoul concerning the New Year Plan of Spain conducted by The Korea Post on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the founding of The Korea Post.?Ed. Question: What is the estimated economic growth of y

Ambassador Nikoloz Apkhazava of Georgia hosted a reception at Belle-Vue of Lotte Hotel in Seoul on Dec. 23, 2014 to treat the guests of the Georgian and Ukrainian dishes.▲From left Ambassadors Jasem Duishonkul Chotonov of Kyrgyzstan, Jaime Antonio Pomareda of Peru, Omrie Michael Golley of Sierra Leo

The following are details of an interview with Ambassador Raul S. Hernandez of the Republic of Philippines conducted by The Korea Post as part of its program to introduce the New Year Plan of the different countries on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of founding of The Korea Post Media.?Ed.Ques

On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of its founding in 1985, The Korea Post is publishing a series of the New Year NationalPlans of the different countries of the world. This article is based on an interview with Ambassador Mohamed Ali Nafti of Tunisia in Seoul as part of this program.?Ed.Questi

On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of its founding, The Korea Post Media (publisher of English and Korean Internet and print publications) in the New Year, it publishes the national plan of each country in both the English and Korean Internet dailies as well as in its English print monthly. Swi

The Postal Authority of the Republic of Serbia has issued a commemorative postage stamp on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Serbia and Republic of Korea.The Republic of Serbia and the Republic of Korea on Dec. 27, 2014 marked t

President Mrs. Kang Duck-young of the United Culture Foundation (concurrently chairman of the Korea United Pharma) jointly hosted with Chairman Lee Kyung-sik of The Korea Post a dinner and concert at the United Foundation Culture Hall in Seoul on Dec. 26, 2014 with the attendance of ambassadors and

By Lee Sam-sun, Feature editor of The Korea PostOn the occasion of announcement of the appointment of Honorary Consul Kwon Soon-hanof the Republic of Costa Rica in Seoul and the opening of the HonoraryConsulate, Ambassador and Mrs. Lopez Trigo of Costa Richa in Seoul hosted a dinner reception at the

The following article was contributed by the Embassy of Azerbaijan in Seoul to The Korea Post for publication.--Ed.Twenty-five years have passed since the January events of 1990 which went down in the history of Azerbaijan as “Black January”. On that day, the Central Soviet Authorities perpetrated a

Science Attache Francesco Canganella at the Italian Embassy in Seoul hosted a year-end S&T Meeting at Fine Trattoria of Paolo de Maria in Hannam-dong, Seoul on Dec. 17, 2014.Purpose of the meeting was to introduce the attendants to the current opportunities for science and technology collaboration b

TASHKEN, Uzbekistan, Dec. 21, 2014 (The Korea Post Reporter David Chung)--President Islam Karimov of the Republic of Uzbekistan cast his vote at the Tashkent City Kengash here today at the polling station number 644 for the election of deputies to the Legislative Chamber (National Assembly) of Oliy

TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, Dec. 19, 2014?The people across the Republic of Uzbekistan will be going to polls on Dec. 21 (local time) to cast their votes for candidates to the Legislative Chamber of the Parliament and local councils of People's Deputies.The results of major preparations and conduct of ele

Ambassador and Mrs. Paul Menkveld of the Netherlands in Seoul hosted an informal farewell party at their residence in Dongbinggo-dong, Seoul on Dec. 17, 2014 with some 20 guests, mostly their Korean friends.Ambassador Menkveld has successfully fulfilled his tour of duty in Korea for more than five y

Ambassador Petar Andonov of the Republic of Bulgaria hosted the Bulgarian Graphic Design Exhibition 2104 on the theme of “Bulgaria: 10 Years in NATO” at the Korea Foundation in Seoul on Dec. 15, 2014 in celebration of the 10th anniversary of the country’s entry into the North Atlantic Treaty Organiz

Chairman & CEO Han Duck-soo of the Korea International Trade Association (KITA) said that Russia’s ‘Far East-Baikal Social-Economic Development Strategy 2025’ for the promotion of development of the Far Eastern Region and Korea’s Eurasia Initiative for ‘One Content, Creative Continent and Peaceful C

Ambassador Dr. Konstantin V. Vnukov of the Russian Federation in Seoul and Mrs. Yulia Vnukova hosted a farewell reception at the Grand Hall of the Russian Embassy in Seoul on Dec. 5, 2014. They are leaving Korea after Ambassador Vnukov's successful fulfilment of his tour of duty in Korea for five ye

Some diplomats who worked in Korea before come back as an ambassador or in other capacity of a senior diplomat, and they seem to really like to be back in Seoul. The Korea Post recently interviewed Ambassador Hassan Taherian of Iran who was here from 1980 to 1985 as a charge d’affaires.?Ed. ▲Ambassa

Deputy Prime Minister Demeke Mekonnen Hassen of the Federal Republic of Ethiopia said that Ethiopia has a blood-forged relationship with Korea, is a very peaceful country, which has never been colonized by any foreign country throughout its history, and has many other conditions attractive to Korean

A Russian-Korean Economic Forum entitled “Welcome to the Far East” will be held at the Lotte Hotel in Seoul on Dec. 9, 2014 on the initiative of the Trade Representation of the Russian Federation (RusTrade) in Seoul supported by the Ministry for Development of Russian Far East and Korean Internation

Mrs. Raheela Nasrullah Khan, spouse of the ambassador of Pakistan, took part in the “Foreign Culture Journey” program organized with the support of the National Library for Children and Young Adults (NLCY) in Seoul on Nov. 22, Nov, 2014. The aim of the program was to project various facets of Pakist