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ayor Jin Ik-chul of Seocho City in Seoul, who is in the second year of his four-year term, said the major aim of his administration of the city is to further improve the city’s pleasant surroundings and uphold Seocho’s glory in order to retain the top honors in the Happiness Index among the 25 dis…
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The Korean government is aggressively spearheading its bid to promote e-Government exports by signing MOUs with strategic countries, holding high-level government officials’ meetings, and publicizing abroad the strengths of Korea’ s e-Government systems, said Chang Kwang-soo, deputy minister…
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The second Wednesday of July every year has been designated “Information Security Day” to preempt cyberspace attacks and to enhance public awareness toward information security. Diverse events took place to mark July as the Month of Information Security.The Korea Communications Commission (KCC), t…
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Deputy Minister Park Sang-woo for Housing and Land at the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs said the government has been doing all it can to invigorate the housing market in an effort to reinvigorate construction around the country. The government measures to boost the housing market …
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The Korea Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) proposed an initiative to relieve the IP divide between advanced and developing countries and made public its intention to act as a bridge between the two sides at the recent meeting of the IP5 Heads Meeting, held in France from June 4 to 6, 2012, KIPO C…
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he ruling Saenuri Party’s frontrunner Rep. Park Geun-hye declared her presidential candidacy before a cheering crowd July 10 at Times Square in Yeongdeungpo, Seoul, pledging to share the citizens’ pain and bring happiness to their lives.Surrounded by about a thousand supporters, Park stepped onto …
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The Ministry of Environment (ME) hosted a ceremony for the 17th World Environment Day at the Cultural Ground in Yeouido Park in Yeouido, Seoul on June 5 with some 1,500 participants led by Prime Minister Kim Hwang-sik and Environment Minister Yoo Young-sook. This year’ s theme was “All Citizens Sh…
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STX Pan Ocean President Pae Seon-ryeong has been awarded the Order of Industrial Merit Service, Silver Tower in recognition for his work in transforming the company into one of Korea’s representative shipping lines at an event to mark the 17th Ocean Day anniversary in Yeosu on May 31. Pae is p…
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CJ Korea Express President Lee Hyun-woo, concurrently chairman of the Korea Port Logistics Association (KOPLA), has been awarded the Order of Industrial Merit Service, Silver Tower, in recognition for securing Korean and overseas port infrastructure and attracting global shipping lines to Korea at a…
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Hyundai Merchant Marine Co. (HMM) President Lee Suk-hui received the coveted Order of Industrial Merit Service, Gold Tower, for his contributions to the development of the domestic maritime industry since 1974. Lee has been credited with leading roles in helping the Korean maritime industry pos…
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Chairman Hwang Chul-joo of Jusung Engineering. (Photos: Jusung Engineering) Jusung Engineering is accelerating efforts to secure an upper hand in the next-generation semiconductor market by making the most of a new technology replacing silicon.&…
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Chairman Cho Won-tae of Hanjin Group introduces Korean Air’s new CI and livery at “Rising Night” event at a hangar at Korean Air headquarters in Gangseo-gu, Seoul, on March 11.Chairman Cho Won-tae of Hanjin Group laid out this year’s management v…
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Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Chung Eui-sun announces a plan to invest a combined $21 billion in the United States at the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington DC on March 24 as President Donald Trump, Louisiana Gov. Jeffrey Martin Landry an…
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Chmn. Chang In-hwa of POSCO Holdings speaks at its 57th General Meeting of Shareholders at the POSCO Center in Seoul on March 20. (Photo: POSCO)POSCO Holdings held POSCO Group’s technology strategy meeting designed to secure super-gap technology com…
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