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Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Paik Un-gyu speaks at an innovation forum designed to apply design thinking to the knowledge service and R&D sectors at the L Tower in Yangjae-dong, Seoul, on Dec. 20.(Photos: MOTIE)The logo for design thinking.The design for a functional shoe.
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Minister You Young-min of the Ministry of Science and ICT.
The Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT) set aside 203.6 billion won for the 2018 R&D budget for the nuclear power sector, 30 billion won lower than this year’s. Furthermore, the ministry’s decision to spend two-thirds of the money on n…
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President Moon Jae-in delivers a speech at a New Year’s gathering at Cheong Wa Dae on Jan. 2. (Courtesy on the website of Cheong Wa Dae)President Moon Jae-in.
President Moon Jae-in delivered his New Year address on Jan. 1 in which he said his government’s top goal in improving the quality of peop…
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Director General for Standards Policy Kang Byung-gu of the the Korean Agency for Technology Standards (KATS) speaks at the 2017 Korea Standard Leadership Conference that opened for a three-day run at the Busan Paradise Hotel in Busan on Dec. 14.A view of the 2017 Korea Standard Leadership Conference…
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Dignitaries, including Prime Minister Lee Nak-yeon and Chairman Park Sung-taek, toast at a New Year’s gathering of SME businessmen at the KBIZ Building in Yeouido, Seoul, on Jan. 10.Chairman Park Sung-taek, gives a speech at a New Year’s gathering of SME businessmen (Photos:KBIZ)
Chairman Park Su…
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Minister Kim Yung-rok of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA).A view of a horse racing event at Let’s Run Park in Seoul.(Photos: MAFRA, KRA)
The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) plans to set aside 761.9 billion won by 2021 in support to nurture a horse…
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President Moon Jae-in holds a New Year’s news conference at Cheong Wa Dae on Jan. 10. (Photos on the courtesy of the website of Cheong Wa Dae)
President Moon Jae-in said, “The improving of inter-Korean relations and the solving of North Korean nuclear issue should be achieved together.”
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President Moon Jae-in delivers a speech at a New Year’s gathering at Cheong Wa Dae on Jan. 2. (Courtesy on the website of Cheong Wa Dae)
President Moon Jae-in hosted a New Year’s dinner at Cheong Wa Dae with invited representatives from several walks of life in which he promised ease polarization…
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President Moon Jae-in shakes hands with IOC President Tomas Bach on July 3, 2017 at a meeting at Cheong Wa Dae in which he called for the IOC’s support in the forming of a unified team between the two Koreas. (On courtesy of the website of Cheong Wa Dae)President Moon Jae-in and Minister of Culture…
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Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon delivers a speech at a ceremony to kick off the 2018 business year at Sejong Center for Performing Arts.Seoul Mayor Park doles out a rice cake to an official of the Seoul Metropolitan Government prior to the event. (Photos: SMG)
In his New Year’s message, Seoul Mayor Park…
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Chairman Jin Ok-dong delivers greetings at the 24th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders at Shinhan Financial Group’s headquarters in Seoul, on March 26. (Photos: Shinhan Financial Group)Shinhan Financial Group Chairman Jin Ok-dong said on March 2…
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On March 27, Hana Chairman Ham Young-joo visits a small restaurant to donate a high-efficiency air conditioner as part of his first act after starting his second term. (Photos: Hana Financial Group)Hana Financial Group announced in late March that it…
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Lee Chan-woo, chairman of NongHyup Financial Group. (Photos: NongHyup Financial Group)“Unless we innovate now, there is no bright future for NongHyup Financial Group,” said Lee Chan-woo, chairman, in a meeting with NongHyup subsidiary employees on …
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Chairman & CEO Shin Chang-jae of Kyobo Life Insurance. (Photo: Kyobo Life Insurance)Kyobo Life announced on March 21 that it has been designated as a trustee of the Financial Services Commission (FSC)’s Innovative Financial Services Project, "Ai…
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