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Chairman Hong Moon-pyo of the National Assembly Special Committee on Budget & Accounts
By Oh Chung-sookOld habits die hard. In recent years, the National Assembly has come under public criticism for failing to approve the budget for the following year on time, sometimes dragging it out well int¡¦
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(clockwide) Hundreds of thousands of Catholics and spectators assembly at the boulevards surrounding Gwanghwamun Square in downtown Seoul, a site where 124 martyrs were beheaded for their faith during the Joseon Dynasty,; Pope Francis acknowledges as the pontiff rode on an open car,; and the p¡¦
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An artist¡¯s conception of the Guri World Design City (GWDC).
It was back in 1994 that Mayor Park Young-sun began his mayoral career in Guri, east of Seoul. Since he was the first directly-elected mayor of the city, Mayor Park, who has been elected for a fourth term in the June 4 polls, is devoting¡¦
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Secretary-General and Vice Chairman Kwon Kyung-sang of the 2014 Incheon Asian Games Organizing Committee (IAGOC)
With less than three months before the Sept. 19 opening of the Incheon Asian Games 2014, the 17th edition of the event, Incheon is adding the final touches to its preparations for h¡¦
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Chairman Lee Pil-woo of Seoul National University¡¯s Advanced Center for Administrative Development Alumni (SNU-ACADA) serves concurrently as the chairman of the Association of Chungcheongbuk-do Residents in Seoul.
Chairman Lee of Seoul National University¡¯s Advanced Center for A¡¦
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(from left) Korean Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Suh Seoung-hwan, President of ICAO Council Olumuyiwa Babatunde Benard Aliu, Acting President & CEO of Incheon International Airport Corp. Choi Hong-yeol, ACI World Director General Angela Gittens, ACI World Chairman Fredrick Picco¡¦
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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Strategy and Finance Hyun Oh-seok
The Board of Governors of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) will hold their annual meeting in Astana, Kazakhstan, from May 2-5. Korean Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Strategy and Finance Hyun Oh-seok will lead¡¦
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Rep. Cho Hyun-yong, a member of the National Assembly Land, Infrastructure and Transport Committee, speaks at a parliamentary policy seminar on an inland High-speed Network at the National Assembly last June 24. (photos: courtesy of Rep. Cho Hyun-yong¡¯s office)
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President Park Geun-hye
President Park Geun-hye, marking one year in office on Feb. 25, has an approval rating of 56 percent in the latest opinion poll. Her job approval rating represents the second highest ever since 1988 compared to that of previous presidents¡¯ marking their first anniversary in¡¦
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Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Yoon Sang-jick poses for pictures with the CEOs of the nation¡¯s top 30 business groups following their meeting at the Seoul Plaza Hotel on Jan. 14.
Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Yoon Sang-jick said his ministry, designating this year as the firs¡¦
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Chairman Hwang Chul-joo of Jusung Engineering. (Photos: Jusung Engineering) Jusung Engineering is accelerating efforts to secure an upper hand in the next-generation semiconductor market by making the most of a new technology replacing silicon.&¡¦
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Chairman Cho Won-tae of Hanjin Group introduces Korean Air¡¯s new CI and livery at ¡°Rising Night¡± event at a hangar at Korean Air headquarters in Gangseo-gu, Seoul, on March 11.Chairman Cho Won-tae of Hanjin Group laid out this year¡¯s management v¡¦
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Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Chung Eui-sun announces a plan to invest a combined $21 billion in the United States at the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington DC on March 24 as President Donald Trump, Louisiana Gov. Jeffrey Martin Landry an¡¦
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Chmn. Chang In-hwa of POSCO Holdings speaks at its 57th General Meeting of Shareholders at the POSCO Center in Seoul on March 20. (Photo: POSCO)POSCO Holdings held POSCO Group¡¯s technology strategy meeting designed to secure super-gap technology com¡¦
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