Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Joo Hyung-hwan, SK Hynix Vice Chairman & CEO Park Sung-wook, Vice Chairman Nam Ki-man of the Korea Semiconductor Industry Associaiton, and other officials gesture during the minister’s tour to SK Hynix’s plant in Icheon, Gyeonggi-do, on Jan. 25. Minister…

Chairman Park Yongmaan of the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry gives a speech at a New Year’s gathering hosted by the KCCI. The business community pledged to restore public trust, which has been tarnished in the wake of the swirling scandal involving Choi Soon-sil, President Park Geun-hye’s…

MOTIE Vice Minister Chung and winners of orders and other prizes in recognition of their quality management activities pose for a group photo session. (Photo: MOTIE) The year 2016 is remembered as a year in which a string of issues have taken place to remind the world of the significance of quality…

KOTRA President Kim Jae-hong. Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) will spearhead a goal to help the nation see international trade recover to more than $1 trillion and attract $22 billion in foreign direct investment in 2017. KOTRA said the agency will redouble efforts to secure lost m…

Chairman Yim Jong-yong of the Financial Services Commission(FSC) (Photos: FSC) The Financial Services Commission (FSC) will do all it can to set up the Common Blockchain Consortium in the financial industry by the end of this year, said FSC Chairman Yim Jong-yong on Oct. 24. The government move can…

President Cho Hwan-eik, Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) (Photos: KEPCO)KEPCO President Cho Hwan-eik signs a contract on investment related to the operation of the Bakarah Nuclear Power Plant in the United Arab Emirates with ENEC CEO Mohamed Al Hammadi in Abu Dhabi on Oct. 20. Also on hand at the …

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Strategy and Finance Yoo Il-ho gives a briefing on the outcomes of the G20 Summit in Hangzhou. China, on Sept. 5. (Photos: MOSF) Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Strategy and Finance Yoo Il-ho will participate in the 2016 Annual Meetings of the Internation…

Chairman Lee Pil-woo of Seoul National University’s Advanced Center for Administrative Development Alumni (SNU-ACADA) speaks at a general meeting of the association and New Year's gathering. Chairman Lee Pil-woo of the Association of N. Chungcheong Province Residents  in Seoul and also a memb…

Gov. Won Hee-ryong of the Jeju Special Self-Governing Provincial government speaks at a ceremony to celebrate the 70th anniversary of status as a Province and the 10th anniversary of its elevation to a special self-governing province on Aug. 1. (Photos: Jeju Special Self-Governing Provincial governm…