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Minister of Strategy and Finance Bahk JaewanAs general and presidential elections are slated for this year, political circles on both sides of the aisle are scrambling to appeal to voters with a flood of populist election campaign pledges.Despite these moves, Minister of Strategy and Finance Bahk Ja…
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Noh, Dae-lae, commissioner of the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA in charge of defense products exports)Noh, Dae-lae, commissioner of the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA in charge of defense products exports), said his agency strives to execute next-generation …
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Kim Jae-hong, assistant minister of the Office of Industries at the Ministry of Knowledge Economy (MKE)The government strives to get a jumpstart on convergence by establishing an inter-ministry action plan on the development of industry convergence, based on the master plan for the development …
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Chairman Jun Kwang-woo of National Pension Service.Chairman Jun Kwang-woo of the National Pension Service (NPS) said the autonomous rights and independence of NPS management should be respected when it exercises its management and shareholder rights.The chairman made the remarks on the reform of con…
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President Oh Young-ho of KOTRA.President Oh Young-ho of the Korea Investment and Trade Promotion Agency (KOTRA) said reaching the era of $2 trillion won in international trade will depend on how wisely Korea can cope with uncertainties in the global economy with a number of key trading countries hol…
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Minister Suh Kyu-yong of the Ministry of Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. (right)He speaks at a ceremony to launch the ministry's 2012 business year. In his New Year message, Minister Suh Kyu-yong of the Ministry of Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MIFAFF) said the governmen…
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Minister Choi Kwang-shik of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. (right) The minister shakes hands with one of his ministry 's officials after exchanging New Year greetings.Minister Choi Kwang-shik of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) said his ministry will make sure that th…
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Minister Lee Ju-ho of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology speaks at a ceremony to launch the ministry's 2012 business year.Minister Lee says there will be further restructuring of universities. Minister Lee Ju-ho of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MEST) sa…
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Minister Kwon Do-youp of the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime AffairsMinister Kwon Do-youp of the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs (MLTM), stressed his ministry's 2012 policy key words: reinvigorating the economy, stabilizing low-income earners' livelihoods, and ensuring safe…
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Minister of the Ministry of Knowledge Economy (MKE) Hong Suk-woo. Minister of the Ministry of Knowledge Economy (MKE) Hong Suk-woo said the government plans to take preemptive measures against the slowing of the real economy so as to capitalize on the nation's feat of surpassing the $1 trillion…
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Chairman Ham Young-joo of Hana Financial Group. (Photo: Hana Financial Group)Hana Financial Group joined the trend of logging record-breaking first-quarter earnings, achieving its highest performance since its merger with Korea Exchange Bank (KEB) wi…
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Chairman Yang Jong-hee of KB Financial Group. (Photos: KB Financial Group)KB Financial Group logged an all-time high net profit of about 1.9 trillion won in the first quarter of this year, driven by improved outcomes in the non-banking sector. K…
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KODIT CEO Kang Seung-jun (fifth from the left) poses for a photo with participants in the NEST AI-Lab Launch Ceremony on May 8. (Photo: KODIT)Korea Credit Guarantee Fund (KODIT) announced on May 11 that it held a launch ceremony for NEST AI-Lab at NE…
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Shinhan Bank President Jung Sang-hyuk poses for a photo with officials of FTP Corp. in Hanoi,Vietnam. (Photo: Shinhan Bank)Shinhan Bank announced on April 27 that it signed business agreements with major local financial and industrial institutions by…
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