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President Moon Jae-in delivers a special address to the nation, marking his 3rd year in office on May 10. (Photo on the courtesy of Cheong Wa Dae Website)In a special address marking his 3rd year in office on May 10, President Moon Jae-in announced a plan to elevate the Korea Centers for Disease Con…
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Minister Sung Yun-mo of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) presides over a meeting with CEOs of the four refinery companies, including President Cho Kyong-mok of SK Energy, President Huh Se-hong of GS Caltex, President Ryu Yeol of S-Oil, President Kang Dal-ho of Hyundai Oil Bank (Pho…
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A view of the Incheon Free Economic Zone (IFEZ) in Songdo, Incheon.Commissioner Lee Won-jae of the Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority. (Photos: IFEZ)The Incheon Free Economic Zone (IFEZ) Authority announced in late April that it plans to aggressively attract so-called “U-turn” companies that wil…
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The Korea SMEs and Startups Agency holds the inauguration ceremony for the 18th Chairman Kim Hak-do at its headquarters in Jinju on May 19. (Photo: Korea SMEs and Startups Agency)Kim Hak-do, former vice minister of SMEs and startups, took office on May 18 as 18th chairman to take the helm of the Kor…
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President Kwon Pyung-oh of Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA).Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) recently converted the Art Collabo Exhibition on the first floor of its Headquarters in Yeomgok-dong, Seoul, into a teleconference trade negotiation room. The initiative helps S…
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President Park Jae-hyeon of Korea Water Resources Corp. (K-water) and trade union chief Noh Chul-min pose at a ceremony to donate masks and quarantine items to merchants of a traditional market at Jungri, Daedeok-gu, Daejeon. (Photo: K-water)Korea Water Resources Corp. (K-water) is focusing on more …
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United Overseas Bank Limited Co. (UOB) became the first foreign financial institution to invest mortgage-backed securities worth 300 billion won issued in Korea. UOB, Singapore’s second largest investment bank, invested in won-based mortgage-back securities twice so far this year, HF said. It was t…
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Chairman Park Doo-yong of the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency (KOSHA) stresses the significance of safety whole touring a construction site. (Photos: KOSHA)Over the last 32 years, the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency or KOSHA, has been dedicated to protecting the lives and hea…
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President Kim Sun-min of the Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service (HIRA) delivers her speech at her inaugural ceremony on April 22.Chairperson Kim Sun-min of the OECD’s Health Care Quality and Outcome (HCQO) Working Group took office as the 10th president of the Health Insurance Review …
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Chairman Lee Hyo-yul of the Korea Food Industry Association (KFIA).The global COVID-19 pandemic, which has hit all countries around the world, has wrought much havoc to most global industries. Despite the adversary situation, major Korean food makers have benefited from the pandemic - seeing sales s…
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Nongshim CEO Jo Yong-chul makes a presentation on the success of Shin Ramyun at Lotte Hotel in Seoul on May 13. (Photos: Nongshim)Nongshim announced on May 13 that cumulative sales of Shin Ramyun, which marks its 40th anniversary this year, surpassed…
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Chairman Cho Won-tae of Hanjin Group. Korean Air has gotten a lot of “love” from financial markets, in particular for the brainchild of the merger, Chairman Cho Won-tae of Hanjin Group. The historic M&A with Asiana Airlines is evaluat…
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A view of Samsung Electronics Suwon Digital City. (Photo: Samsung Electronics)Labor and management of Samsung Electronics reached a tentative agreement on incentives at the last minute on May 20, averting a strike one and half hours before the deadli…
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Hyundai Motor Vice Chair Chang Jae-hoon (right) poses for a photo with Vice Minister of Trade, Industry and Resources Moon Shin-hak at the 23rd Automobile Day Event on May 12.Hyundai Motor Group Vice Chair Chang Jae-hoon won the Gold Tower Order of I…
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