Chairman Shin Je-yoon of the Financial Services Commission who recently won the National ‘Assembly confirmation.Chairman Shin Je-yoon of the Financial Services Commission will have to take care of the launching of the National Happiness Fund, one of the major items in President Park Geun-hye’…

Rep. Lee -jaeThe main thrust of the Park Geun-hye government’ s policies on small and medium enterprises (SMEs) is to let SMEs climb the ladder of growth, to offer support tailored to satisfy their needs, and to enable globalization, said Rep. Lee Hyun-jae of the ruling Saenuri Party. Rep. L…

Rep. Yoo Sung-kull, Korea Investment Corp. President Choi Jong-seokand other speakers pose at a seminar on investment strategies on sovereign national funds, organized by Rep. Yoo at the National Assembly Parliamentarians' Hall on March 18. How efficiently domestic money can be utili…

Rep. Kim Jang-sil sitting on the National Assembly, Culture, Sports, Tourism, Broadcasting and Communications Committee."How to compliment hallyu at the fullest lies at the globalization of Korea’s unique tradition and spiritual culture,” said Rep. Kim Jang-sil sitting on the National…

hosted by Rep. Lee Kang-hoo. Rep. Lee speaks at the event at the National Assembly on Feb. 18.How to pursue shared growth between large- and small-sized firms and protect small and medium enterprises’ (SMEs) interests from unfair practices perpetrated by family-owned conglomerates may be one o…

Rep. Lee Hahn-koo, the floor leader of the rulingSaenuri Party is shown next to President-elect Park Geun-hye at a meeting.Rep. Lee Hahn-koo, the floor leader of the ruling Saenuri Party, is being touted as one of the candidates most likely selected to be the deputy prime minister as well as th…

Sec.-Gen. Chung Jin-sok of the National Assembly Secretariat held a breakfast meeting with senior staff of the 16 National Assembly Standing Committees and two special committees on Jan. 23 to check major issues facing those committees as the new government led by President-elect Park Geun-hye is se…

Yuh Pok-keun, director for the Territory and Oceans Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, reconfirmed the government’s position on Dokdo during an interview with NewsWorld. Yuh said, “Dokdo is not a matter of dispute since Korea’s easternmost island in the East Sea is an integral…

Seo Kwang-hyun, administrator of the KoreanAgency for Technology and Standards (KATS)Korea now ranks 10th in the world in terms of international standardization activities as of 2012. The nation has set its sights on joining the ranks of the global top seven in terms of international standardization…