South Korea will reduce the number of general-grade officers by about 17 percent over the next four years, in line with the overall troop drawdown scheme, as part of a new defense reform initiative aimed at creating a slimmer yet stronger military.The initiative also calls for launching the Ground O
A funeral service for late lawmaker Roh Hoe-chan was held Friday at the National Assembly with thousands in attendance, including legislators, family members and supporters, bidding their farewell to the iconic progressive politician.Parliamentary Speaker Moon Hee-sang hosted the service for the law
SK Group said Friday it has offered to donate US$10 million in relief aid to Laos over the deadly flooding resulting from the collapse of a dam being built by its construction unit in the Southeast Asian country.SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won made the pledge in a meeting with the Laotian ambassador
Friday, July 27, 2018Round-up of important news from major Korean, international dailies, other news sources today:The Korea Post media (www.koreapost.com) in English, (www.koreapost.co.kr) in Korean.Zein Motors plans to produce 3,000 electric trucks annually starting late this yearStarting late thi
Starting late this year, Zein Motors is planning to mass-produce electric freight trucks in Daegu, opening a new chapter in Korea’s freight transport. The electric truck is expected to fully meet drivers' needs and can revolutionize traditional heavy duty transport.Zein Motors hosted a ceremony
Governor Lee Mae-myung of the Gyeonggi Province is walking on a tight rope to the Office of the Governor. Since (and even before), Governor Lee was elected, there had been a number of scandals (portrayed here by bombs). The first bomb is (scandal of illicit love [or an illegal extramarital affair],
The Korean people have a time-honored wise-saying, “A cork-chasing dog helplessly looks in the sky.” As the expression suggests, a dog tries to catch a cock, but it flies away when the dog comes here. This traditional Korean proverb in this cartoon was obviously used in reference to a recent
Thursday, July 26, 2018Round-up of important news from major Korean, international dailies, other news sources today:The Korea Post media (www.koreapost.com) in English, (www.koreapost.co.kr) in Korean.Pompeo: N. Korea continues to produce fissile materialNorth Korea continues to produce fissile mat
Since its establishment in 1996, Hiliving has been exerting all-out efforts to provide more consumers with high-quality products at a reasonable price.In an interview with CEO Seok-beom Kim of Hiliving, said, “Under the goal of contributing to advancement of distribution, we are striving to offer mo
The South Korean economy slowed down slightly in the second quarter from three months earlier due mainly to sluggish facility and construction investment, central bank data showed Thursday.In the April-June period, Asia's fourth-largest economy posted a 0.7 percent on-quarter gain, contracting f
Germany will provide support for the Korean Peninsula peace process moving forward on the basis of its own reunification experience, its top diplomat said Thursday."Germany was unified about 25 years ago, but its people are still reminded of the days before the unification when they see the status
North Korea continues to produce fissile material as part of its nuclear weapons program even as it makes progress toward denuclearization, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday.Pompeo was speaking to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on U.S. President Donald Trump's recent sum
By Publisher Lee Kyung-sikThe conservative Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has at last found a new leader, Kim Byung-joon, a professor-emeritus at Kookmin University in Seoul, as the chairman of the party's Innovative Emergency Committee.Kim is a unique person for a conservative political party b
Wednesday, July 25, 2018Round-up of important news from major Korean, international dailies, other news sources today:The Korea Post media (www.koreapost.com) in English, (www.koreapost.co.kr) in Korean.Trump hails reported dismantling of N.K. missile test siteU.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday
President Moon Jae-in was presented with the credentials of five new ambassadors to South Korea on Wednesday, including U.S. Ambassador Harry Harris.The South Korean president welcomed the new U.S. ambassador in a ceremony held at his office Cheong Wa Dae, highlighting the importance of the South Ko
South and North Korea exchanged the results of their weekslong search for families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War Wednesday ahead of the upcoming reunion event, the unification ministry said.The two Koreas are set to hold temporary family reunions from Aug. 20-26 at the Mount Kumgang resort on
Hundreds have gone missing after a dam collapsed in southeast Laos on Monday, affecting 1,300 households and displacing around 6,600 people, the Laotian news agency KPL reported Tuesday.According to the report, one of the auxiliary dams collapsed around 8 p.m. Monday at the Xepian-Xe Nam Noy hydropo
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday welcomed reports that North Korea has begun to dismantle a key missile testing site in line with a pledge North Korean leader Kim Jong-un made at their historic summit last month.Trump was speaking to Monday's report from 38 North, a U.S. website specializi
Tuesday, July 24, 2018 Former Korean envoys, peace-keeping troop leaders treated to friendly luncheonAmb. Azzam reminds predecessor winning the heart of local KoreansAmbassador Antoine Azzam of Lebanon in Seoul said, “Economically, due to Lebanese partnerships with Korean companies, w
“The Belarusian nation sustained many sufferings and sacrifices on the way to the present-day country and statehood. The achievements and strength of mind that Belarusian people demonstrated over the previous historical periods now enable Belarus to enhance its independence and sovereign status in t