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The Korean meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions (MICE) industry is poised to emerge as a growth engine of the “creative economy,” to which the Park Geun-hye government is attaching top policy priority.
“The Korean MICE industry is likely to rise to third place in…
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An exhibition honoring the late Cho Chang-soo, mother of Millennium Seoul GM, that took place from June 10-21 at U-Dream Hall in Sogang University. [photo by NewsWorld] Millennium Seoul Hilton held an upcoming exhibition at Sogang University that honored the late Cho Chang-soo. Entit…
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A panel at the meeting hosted jointly by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Korea Tourism Agency, and the Korea Culture and Tourism Research Institute are engaged in a policy discussion on April 23 about strengthening the competitiveness of the tourism industry in K…
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A nocturnal view of Changdeok Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage site. [Photo on courtesy of the Changdeok Palace Office of CHA]By Tracie BrrettAs dusk slowly descended over Seoul in the evening of April 26, about 100 foreign teachers gathered before a historic Joseon Dynasty-era palace, pos…
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President Oh Sung-keun of Bexco.“I will try to include marine week and the marine plant and others in the International Marine Exhibition, a representative display, bigger in scale. I will also search for international displays with more than 1,000 viewers and the exhibitions that local regions don…
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Nocturnal view of the breathtaking world heritage Changdeok Palace where about 100 native English teachers will participate in a program, titled “Taste of K-Culture for Native English teachers in Korea: Moonlight Tour at Changdeok Palace” on April 26 between 8 p.m. and 10 p.mThe Kor…
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Rebirth 058, 162x108, LED and pigment print on fine art paper, 2012Kim Hyun-jung’s works depict butterflies as a symbol of people’s dreams of freedom. She said, “The butterflies on my works of art flying among flowers freely is like hovering between nature and artificiality, between consciousness…
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Il Ponte, Millennium Seoul Hilton’s popular Italian trattoria, will host a month-long promotion celebrating the cuisine of Emilia Romagna. For the entire month of April, diners will be able to take a gastronomic journey to Northern Italy in addition to choosing from Il Ponte’s always-popular…
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Chairman Cho Yang-ho of Hanjin Group, 2nd L, hold hands with members of Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce at a dinner in the evening of Feb. 7. Later Chmn. Cho invited reporters at the dinner to the site where Wilshire Grand Hotel with 900 rooms is being rebuilt in the center of th…
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Dokdo; "Ki" or Spirit; 70 cm x 70cm; Ink; Floor Paper; 1982.Known for his portraits of historical figures for the Korean 50,000 won and 5,000 won notes, considered the first Korean artist to focus on Dokdo and to paint the first pictures of it, the first live artist invited by the Louvre to make a h…
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Chairman Jin Ok-dong delivers greetings at the 24th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders at Shinhan Financial Group’s headquarters in Seoul, on March 26. (Photos: Shinhan Financial Group)Shinhan Financial Group Chairman Jin Ok-dong said on March 2…
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On March 27, Hana Chairman Ham Young-joo visits a small restaurant to donate a high-efficiency air conditioner as part of his first act after starting his second term. (Photos: Hana Financial Group)Hana Financial Group announced in late March that it…
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Lee Chan-woo, chairman of NongHyup Financial Group. (Photos: NongHyup Financial Group)“Unless we innovate now, there is no bright future for NongHyup Financial Group,” said Lee Chan-woo, chairman, in a meeting with NongHyup subsidiary employees on …
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Chairman & CEO Shin Chang-jae of Kyobo Life Insurance. (Photo: Kyobo Life Insurance)Kyobo Life announced on March 21 that it has been designated as a trustee of the Financial Services Commission (FSC)’s Innovative Financial Services Project, "Ai…
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