Director General Koh Kyeong-mo of the Creative Economy Policy Bureau at the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning. (Photo:MSIP) True to the major national agenda of the Creative Economy, the government has inaugurated 17 Centers for Creative Economy and Innovation (CCEIs) with the goal of nu…

Director General Kim Il-pyung of the Road Bureau at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) (Photo:NewsWorld) Some 45,000 experts and decision-makers related to transport from more than 120 countries, including road and transport ministers and vice ministers, will descend on Seou…

Deputy Minister Chung Yang-ho of the Office of Energy and Resources at the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) gives a briefing on the draft 7th Basic Plan for Electricity Supply and Demand to MOTIE reporters on June 8. (Photo:MOTIE) The nation will cut is dependence on coal-fired power …

Deputy Minister Choi Jung-ho of the Planning and Coordination at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) speaks at a forum on railways at the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul, on June 29. (Photo:MOLIT) The Korean railway and construction industries need to be upgraded to the l…

Rep. Yu Eui-dong of the ruling Saenuri Party from  Pyeongtaek.Rep. Yu leads the cheers during his parliamentary election campaign a few years ago.(Photos:Rep. Yu Eui-dong’s office) Rep. Yu Eui-dong of the ruling Saenuri Party from Pyeongtaek-B District in Gyeonggi Province declared that he wi…

Rep. Yoo Jee-young, a leader of the National Assembly Gender Equality and Family Committee. Rep. Yoo Jee-young, leader of the National Assembly Gender Equality and Family Committee, has proposed a revision bill to boost the economic activities of former career women.   The government has offe…

Rep. Yoo Sungkull of the ruling Saenuri Party.Rep. Yoo is in a National Assembly session here. He called for the issuance of national bonds to supplement government treasury, instead of raising taxes.(Photos:Rep. Yoo Sungkull’s office) Rep. Yoo Sungkull of the ruling Saenuri Party said the only op…

Chairman Yim Jong-yong of the Financial Services Commission.(Photo:FSC) On April 23, Chairman Yim Jong-yong of the Financial Services Commission said the FSC will monitor the issuance of the equity linked securities(ELS) and other financial products for investments as they have been increasing too …

Korean National Assembly Speaker Chung Ui-wha and other parliamentary leaders of the MIKTA member countries hold a joint news conference at the Chosun Hotel in Seoul on July 2 after issuing the Seoul Statement on the MIKTA Speakers’ Consultation 2015. Also seen are Mexican Senate Speaker Miguel…