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President Park Geun-hye applauds with leaders of major conglomerates and business leaders as they participate in their New Year’s gathering at COEX in Seoul on Jan. 5.(photo on courtesy of Cheong Wa Dae)
President Park Geun-hye’s New Year gathering with leaders of major conglomerates and business…
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Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) ushered in the new era “Era of Naju” and declared a new vision, dubbed “Smart Energy Creator, KEPCO,” to spearhead a future energy industry.
KEPCO held a ceremony to officially open its new headquarters building in Naju on Dec. 17 with some 1,000 peopl…
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President Park Geun-hye had a very busy diplomatic schedule in the middle of November starting with the APEC Summit in Beijing Nov. 11-13, the ASEAN+Three Meeting in Nay Pyi Taw in Myanmar Nov. 13-14 and the G-20 Meeting in Brisbane, Australia Nov. 15-16.
In Beijing, the president witnessed the f…
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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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On May 20, the IFEZ Authority holds a meeting for the Songdo International Eco Center Project at Songdo G Tower. (Photo: IFEZ)The Incheon Free Economic Zone (IFEZ) Authority announced that it held a meeting of the Songdo International Eco Center Proj…
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President Kwon Suk-yoon of the Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB). One of the most widely used chemotherapeutic agents for colorectal cancer is 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), a cornerstone treatment that has improved outcom…
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Park Se-woong speaks about the ETRI’s future in his inaugural ceremony. (Photos: ETRI)Park Se-woong took office as the 11th President of the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI). Park is an ICT expert who has led research, ed…
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Joo Yong-tae (fourth from left), head of Seoul Water, poses for a photo with participants in the 2026 Seoul Waterworks Workshop. (Photos: Seoul Metropolitan Government)From May 18 to May 28, the Seoul Metropolitan Government invited water officials f…
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