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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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Mirae Asset Securities Vice Chmn. Kim Mi-seob and Heo Sun-ho. (Photo: Mirae Asset Group)Mirae Asset Securities announced on Aug. 12 that it racked up a consolidated net profit of 1,905.2 billion won in the second quarter of this year, becoming the fi…
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Chairman Ham Young-joo of Hana Financial Group. (Photos: Hana Financial Group)Hana Financial Group announced on Aug. 25 that it has opened the Gwangju Seo-gu AI & Digital Job Center in Seo-gu, Jeonnam Gwangju Special City to support the enhanceme…
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President & CEO Park Chang-hoon of Shinhan Card. (Photos: Shinhan Card)Shinhan Card has launched the Kakao Bank Chakbut Shinhan Card, a private label credit card (PLCC) featuring trendy, lifestyle-oriented benefits, in collaboration with Kakao Ba…
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Chairman Lee Jae-keun of KB Financial Group. (Photos: KB Financial Group)KB Financial Group operated the Global Demo Day Program in Singapore for two days from Aug. 26 to 27 in collaboration with the KOSME’s K-Startup Center Singapore to support Kor…
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