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President Park Geun-hye shakes hands with President Nursultan Nazarbayev of the Republic of Kazakhstan prior to their talks on June 19. (photos on courtesy of Cheong Wa Dae)President Park Geun-hye returned on the evening of Feb. 22 from her tour of three Central Asian nations: Uzbekistan J…
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Chairman Lee Pil-woo of Seoul National University’s Advanced Center for Administrative Development Alumni (SNU-ACADA) gives a speech at a national policy seminar on reinventing the state at the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry Building in downtown Seoul on June 12.
Seoul National University…
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(from left) Seoul Mayor-elect Park Won-soon, Busan Mayor-elect Suh Byung-soo, Gyeonggi Gov.-elect Nam Kyung-pil, Incheon Mayor-elect Yoo Jeong-bok, Daegu Mayor-elect Kwon Young-jin, and Jeju Gov.-elect Won Hee-ryong.
Who was the clear winner of the local elections that took place across the nation …
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Dir-Gen Yang Seong-il of the National Pension Bureau of the Ministry of Health and Welfare.(Photo:MOHW)
The following are excerpts of an article contributed by Dir.-Gen. Yang Seong-il of the National Pension Bureau of the Ministry of Health and Welfare. He discusses how the Basic Retirement Fu…
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Dir.-Gen. Ahn Shi-kwon of the Construction Policy Bureau of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
The following are excepts of a written interview with Dir.-Gen. Ahn Shi-kwon of the Construction Policy Bureau of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport on safety ch…
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Minister Chung Seung of the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety delivers his commemorative speech at a ceremony to mark Food Safety Day on May 14. (Photo:MFDS)
Starting late this year, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) makes it obligatory to implement a traceability system for food impo…
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New Speaker Rep. Chung Ui-hwa of the second half of the 19th National Assembly is seen in the middle of his media conference on June 2 at the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul. The new speaker, the fifth-term legislator, is a member of the ruling Saenuri Party.By Oh Chung-sookThe speaker and…
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President Park Geun-hye goes on TV in tears to apologize to the nation taking full responsibility for the sinking of the ferry Sewol on April 16, saying that the government failed to take appropriate measures not only to prevent the accident, but also to save lives.(Photo:Cheo…
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Participants in a symposium on the theme of “New Railroad Policies toward Railroad Welfare and Unification held on Feb. 10 in the basement of the National Assembly Library in Yeouido, Seoul, organized by Rep. Cho Hyun-ryong, a member of the National Assembly Land and Trans…
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First Vice Minister Cho Hyun-jae of the Ministry of Culture,
Sports, Tourism, Rep. Kim Kwang-lim and other members of the Culture and
Tourism Service Convergence Forum (CTSF) gesture before posing for a photo
at a recent monthly forum meeting.
By Oh Chung-sook
The gove…
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On May 27, Shinhan Bank President Jung Sang-hyuk poses for a photo with KBO Commissioner Heo Gu-yeon after signing an agreement at KBO Hall in Gangnam-gu, Seoul. (Photo : Shinhan Bank)Shinhan Bank announced on June 12 that it has launched the “Succe…
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Yang Jong-hee, chairman of KB Financial Group pose for a commemorative photo with Yoon In-dae, deputy minister of economy and finance at the Value-Up Company Awards in Seoul, on May 27. (Photo : KB Financial Group)KB Financial Group received the Exce…
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Yim Jong-yong, chairman of Woori Financial Group, poses for a photo with the first-place team at Woori Financial Dream Round held at Seowon Valley Country Club in Paju, Gyeonggi-do on April 22. (Photo : Woori Financial Group)Woori Financial Group’s …
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On May 30, Lee Chan-woo, chairman of NongHyup Financial Group poses for a photo with Park Il-young, president of Korea Investment Corporation after inking an agreement on a joint investment in overseas private equity funds at NongHyup Financial Group…
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