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(1st) President Lee Myung-bak shakes hands with Turkish President Abdullah Gul after signing a bilateral strategic partnership pact with Turkey on Feb. 6.(2nd)President Lee Myung-bak and Qatar Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani hold a Korea-Qatar extended summit meeting on Feb. 9. …
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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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Hyundai Motor Group Executive Chair Chung Eui-sun, POSCO Group Chmn. Jang In-hwa, Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry, Rep. Troy Carter, MOTIR Minister Kim Jung-kwan, U.S. Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade William Kimmitt, and Hyundai St…
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Senior Executive Vice President Won Kwang-sik of HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (left) receives a plaque of appreciation from Pietro Barabaschi, Director-General of the ITER Organization (right), at the 'KOREA-ITER Fusion Day' event held in Cadarache, s…
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“XTeer,” an engine oil exclusively for hydrogen internal combustion engines, developed and supplied by HD Hyundai Oilbank. (Photo: HD Hyundai Oilbank)HD Hyundai Oilbank launched a drive to capture the hydrogen mobility lubricant market by developin…
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President Kim Hoe-chun of Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) and Claude Imauven, Chairman of the Board of Directors, exchange a letter of intent on long-term cooperation in the uranium enrichment sector the two companies struck as President Lee J…
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