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Korea Credit Guarantee Fund (KODIT) won the 2012 Customer Satisfaction Grand Award in recognition of the success of its policies geared toward providing satisfactory services to its customers on a continuous basis for the past several years at the 38th Korea National Quality Award Convention.Chairma…
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The 38th Korea National Quality Award Convention took place at COEX in southern Seoul on Nov. 21 to evaluate the quality management practices of the industrial community and to renew their determination to ensure global standard quality management.Hosted and organized by the Korean Agency for Techno…
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The Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MIFAFF) is going ahead with an ambitious scheme to create a National Food Cluster, “Foodpolis”, in an area of 2.32 million square meters in Iksan, Jeollabuk-do by 2015.Foodpolis which is similar to California’s Silicon Valley for IT, wil…
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P resident Lee Myung-bak attended a reception hosted by the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Oct. 30 to celebrate the Green Climate Fund (GCF) decision to locate its head office in Songdo, Incheon, Korea’s selection to be a director nation of the U.N. Security Council, the launching of the…
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The Saenuri Party's candidate Park Geun-hye will square off against opposition Democratic Unified Party candidate Moon Jae-in in the upcoming Dec. 19 presidential election, as independent candidate Ahn Cheol-soo quit the race on Nov. 23. He told a news conference he decided to quit the race after la…
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Joseph Ho, managing director and head of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) for the Asia-Pacific region at Credit Suisse, said despite a rush of leverage and inverse ETFs, it is positive for the Korean ETF market to successfully attract investors with a rise in fluidity, but market access needs to be upgr…
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The Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) market celebrates the 10th year since its launching in October 2002 at the Korea Exchange, providing a stable demand base and low-cost dispersed investment means for investors, President and COO Kim Jin-gyu of the KOSPI Market Division at the Korea Exchange said …
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The government has steps in place to advance Korean logistics firms into global top 10 companies by 2020. In this regard, the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs (MLTM) has designated six companies °™Pantos Logistics, CJ GLS, Sinokor Merchant Marine Co., Hanjin, Hyundai Glovis, and Hy…
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Some weeks ahead of the presidential election in Dec. 19, a controversy is flaring up over the much-touted bid toward “democratization of economy.” Major candidates use the motto to woo support from voters in the run-up to the presidential poll.Rep. Moon Jae-in of the opposition Democratic U…
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The following is a congratulatory message contributed to NewsWorld by the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia H.E. Ahmad Y. Al-Barrak on the occasion of the 82nd National Day of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia °™ Ed.The 82nd celebration of the National Day of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia fo…
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KB Financial Group Chairman Yang Jong-hee and Minister of Health and Welfare Jeong Eun-kyeong pose for a photo at the Business Agreement Ceremony to Address Child Care Issues at New KB Kookmin Bank Building in Yeouido on Oct. 2. (Photo: KB Financial …
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At an agreement signing ceremony at the headquarters of the Korean Veterans Association on Oct. 2, Hana Bank CEO Lee Ho-sung poses with Korea Veterans Association Chairman Shin Sang-tae. (Photo: Hana Bank)Hana Bank announced that it signed a memorand…
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KODIT Chairman Choi Won-mok and trainees from seven countries pose for a commemorative photo at the SME Innovation Finance Capabilities Development Program at Front1 in Mapo-gu, Seoul on Sept. 19. (Photo: KODIT)Korea Credit Guarantee Fund (KODIT) ann…
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Hana Financial Group Chairman Ham Young-joo poses for a photo with the chairman of the Autism Society of Korea at an MOU signing ceremony at the Hana Financial Group Myeongdong headquarters in Seoul on Sept. 19.Hana Financial Group announced on Sept.…
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