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Rep. Na Seong-lin, the ruling Saenuri Party's acting top policymaker, talks with senior government and ruling party officials, including Deputy Prime Minister-Minister of Strategy and Finance Hyun Oh-seok on economic policies and pending issues.Rep. Na Seong-lin, the ruling Saenuri Party’s acting t…
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A panel of the seminar on the Creation of Jobs, and Korea Becoming One of the Five Largest Countries in Overseas Construction held on April 3 at the auditorium of the National Assembly Library in Yeouido, Seoul.A seminar on the subject of “The Creation of Jobs and Korea Bec…
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Minister of National Defense Kim Kwan-jin (right) gives a policy briefing to President Park Geun-hye (center) at Cheong Wa Dae on April 1. [ Photo on courtesy of MCST ]The Ministry of National Defense (MND) has come up with a plan to launch a preemptive strike against North Korea’s w…
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President Park Geun-hye receives a policy briefing from the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, the Small and Medium Business Administration (SMBA), and the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO)at Cheong Wa Dae on March 25.The government will devote itself to solving the difficult…
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Minister of Science, ICT and Future Planning Choi Moon-ki Minister Choi Moon-ki of the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning said his ministry will realize the so-called “creative economy” by nurturing the nation’ s science, technology, and ICT sectors into world-class ones in order t…
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Minister of Health and Welfare Chin Young speaks at a policy briefing to President ParkGeun-hye at Cheong Wa Dae on March 21.Ultrasound examinations for patients suffering from four major illnesses, including cancers and cardiovascular diseases, will be covered by medical insurance starting in Octob…
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Korea Communications Commission (KCC) Chairman Lee Kyeong-jae delivers a speech at his inauguration ceremony at the Gwacheon Government Complex south of Seoul on April 17. Korea Communications Commission (KCC) Chairman Lee Kyeong-jae, in his inaugural speech, stressed collaborati…
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Chairman Shin Je-yoon of Financial Service Commission.Chairman Shin Je-yoon of the Financial Services Commission (FSC) said recently that his first task as chairman is to assess the financial industry’s ability to prevent hacking attacks on their computer networks in the wake of a number of attacks…
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NTS Commissioner Kim Duk-joongThe National Tax Service (NTS) has come up with measures to meet the 2013 target for tax revenues of 216.4 trillion won despite an expected drop caused by the effects of the sagging national economy.In a policy briefing to President Park Geun-hye, the NTS announced a pl…
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Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Yoon Sang-jickMinister of Trade, Industry and Energy Yoon Sang-jick stressed the need for building a more creative economy, a new paradigm that can expand growth engines, create better jobs, and support balanced growth among industries.Minister Yoon of the…
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President & CEO Lee Young-jun of Lotte Chemical. (Photos: Lotte Chemical)“We have to set reform and improvement milestones faithfully and carry out not only long-term global business restructuring but also a business structure shift of domestic …
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President Kim Jong-chool gives his inaugural speech as he took office as KAI’s 9th president of KAI at an inauguration ceremony at KAI headquarters in Sacheon, Gyeongsangnam-do, on March 19. (Photos: KAI)Under the leadership of new President Kim Jon…
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(From left) Czech Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade Karel Karel Havlíček, Son Seung-woo, Head of Doosan Enerbility’s Power Services Business Group, Daniel Procházka, COO of Doosan Skoda Power, and Kim Jeong-kwan…
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Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment Kim Sung-hwan gets a briefing on electrode boiler from KDHC CEO Jeong Yong-ki as he toured KDHC’s branch in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi-do, on March 11. Korea District Heating Corp. (KDHC) has built a communit…
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