The Korean daily media headlines and humorFriday, January 19, 2018 Your Excellency: Here are The Korea Post notices and a roundup of important headlines from all major Korean-language dailies, TV and other news media of Korea today: Very Respectfully Yours /s/ Lee Kyung-sikPublisher-ChairmanKorea Po

Employees of South Korea's two major semiconductor manufacturers are set to receive big bonuses this month for their strong performance last year amid the global boom for chip industries, industry sources said Friday.Samsung Electronics Co. workers in the semiconductor sector will receive annual

South Korea said Friday it plans to financially support North Korea's participation in the PyeongChang Winter Games in a way that doesn't weaken tough international sanctions on the North.The two Koreas agreed in a meeting Wednesday to conduct joint training for skiers at Masikryong Ski Reso

The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) has expressed support for the creation of a unified inter-Korean women's ice hockey team for the upcoming PyeongChang Winter Olympics, a U.S. broadcaster reported Friday.The two Koreas agreed at their working-level talks on Wednesday to field the jo

The Korean daily media headlines and humorThursday, January 18, 2018 Your Excellency: Here are The Korea Post notices and a roundup of important headlines from all major Korean-language dailies, TV and other news media of Korea today: Very Respectfully Yours /s/ Lee Kyung-sikPublisher-ChairmanKorea

U.S. President Donald Trump's first year in office established a global pressure campaign to curb North Korea's nuclear ambitions.Many have credited the new administration with coordinating the international sanctions regime against Pyongyang.But the year also left many alarmed over what the

The White House expressed hope Wednesday that North Koreans will get "a small taste of freedom" when they march together with South Koreans at the opening ceremony of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics.The two Koreas agreed earlier in the day to march under a "unified Korea" flag and field a joint

South and North Korea agreed Wednesday to field a joint women's ice hockey team for the PyeongChang Winter Olympics and march together under a "unified Korea" flag at the opening ceremony.North Korea is expected to send a delegation of at least 400 to the Feb. 9-25 games in the South after the

South Korea's chief economic policymaker said Wednesday that the government would provide full support for new businesses sought by large firms through deregulation and other measures so they can create more jobs.In a meeting with senior executives of Hyundai Motor Group, including Hyundai Motor

The South Korean government said Wednesday it will step up efforts to promote consumption of local agricultural products ahead of next month's Lunar New Year in line with its implementation of the revised anti-graft law.The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs announced a set of measu

The foreign ministers of South Korea and Japan met to discuss cooperation on North Korea and other issues of mutual concern, including friction over Japan's wartime sexual enslavement of Korean women, the foreign ministry here said Wednesday.Kang Kyung-wha met with her Japanese counterpart Taro

The Korean daily media headlines and humorWednesday, January 17, 2018 Your Excellency:Here are The Korea Post notices and a roundup of important headlines from all major Korean-language dailies, TV and other news media of Korea today: Very Respectfully Yours /s/ Lee Kyung-sikPublisher-ChairmanKorea

South Korea's deficit in kimchi trade reached US$47.28 million last year, up 11 percent from the year before, as cheap products from China flooded in, customs office statistics showed Wednesday.Last year's deficit is the largest since the Korea Customs Service began to track data in 2000. Da

A South Korean hockey fan has filed a petition at the national human rights watchdog over the government's push for a joint team with North Korea at the upcoming Winter Olympics, saying it infringes on the rights of homegrown athletes.The fan, surnamed Hong, said Wednesday he filed the petition

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Tuesday that North Korea will continue to face sanctions until it takes "decisive steps" to abandon its nuclear weapons program.Tillerson was speaking at a foreign ministers' meeting in Vancouver, Canada, that focused on addressing the threat posed by

Leading a delegation to the inter-Korean talks on the North's participation in the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, a senior South Korean government official said Wednesday his team will discuss key issues in a "calm" manner.The two sides are scheduled to hold "working-level" talks at the Peace

Millennium Seoul Hilton’s flagship buffet and all-day-dining restaurant, Café 395, will feature the fiery and exciting cuisine of Sri Lanka from February 1st to February 10th, in addition to Cafe 395’s regular bountiful buffet offerings. Cafe 395 will welcome a guest chef, Mr. Ambakumbure Wat

The Korean daily media headlines and humorTuesday, January 16, 2018 Your Excellency:Here are The Korea Post notices and a roundup of important headlines from all major Korean-language dailies, TV and other news media of Korea today: Very Respectfully Yours /s/ Lee Kyung-sikPublisher-ChairmanKorea Po

The annual operating profit of Starbucks Coffee Korea Co., the local unit of the U.S. giant, surpassed the 100 billion-won (US$94 million) mark for the first time last year, driven by solid demand from young consumers, industry sources said Tuesday.The operating profit of the coffee chain, which is

North Korea agreed Monday to send a 140-member art troupe including an orchestra to South Korea during next month's PyeongChang Winter Olympics.The North's Samjiyon band, consisting of an 80-member orchestra, singers and dancers, will hold concerts in Seoul and Gangneung, a sub-host city of