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President Moon Jae-in presents the $110 billion export tower to Samsung Electronics President Kim Ki-nam. As the nation saw its trade surpass $1 trillion in the shortest-ever time this year, 1,573 companies were presented with export tower awards during the 2021 Trade Day anniversary ceremony.&¡¦
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Minister Moon Seung-wook of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE). (Photo: MOTIE)The Korea saw its trade surpass $1 trillion this year in the shortest-ever period, beating the previous record by 21 days, which was set on Nov. 16, 2018. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and¡¦
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(from left) Minister Moon Sung-wook of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Chung Eui-sun, President Moon Jae-in, Hyundai Mobis President Cho Sung-hwan and Chairman Song Young-kil of the Democratic Party of Korea clap as they attended a ground-breaking ceremony fo¡¦
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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister Hong Nam-ki of the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MOEF). (Photo: MOEF)The 2021 Annual Meetings of the World Bank Group (WBG) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will take place from Oct. 11 through Oct. 17.The International Monetary and Financial Committee ¡¦
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Samsung Electronics' de factor leader Lee Jay-yong. (Photos: Samsung Electronics)Samsung Electronics logged its best operating profit in 11 quarters in the second quarter of this year on the back of a boom of the semiconductor business, but despite the earning surprise the electronics giant faced a ¡¦
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Rep. Kim Byung-joo of the National Assembly National Defense Committee.Rep. Kim Byung-joo had been with the military for 39 years. Kim, a four-star general-turned lawmaker of the Democratic Party of Korea, served as deputy commander of the ROK-US Combined Forces Command.He graduated from the 40th cl¡¦
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Dignitaries, including Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum, Minister Moon Seung-wook of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE), Chairman Christopher Koo of the Korean International Trade Association (KITA), Former KITA chairman Kim Young-joo, Vice Chairman Woo Tae-hee of the Korea Chamber of Com¡¦
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Korean President Moon Jae-in and U.S. President Joe Biden explain the outcomes of their talks at a joint news conference following the summit at the East Room of the White House on May 21. (Photos on the courtesy of Cheong Wa Dae website)President Moon Jae-in and U.S. President Joe Biden agreed to r¡¦
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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister Hong Nam-ki of the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MOEF). (Photo: MOEF)The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will hold the 54th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors in a virtual format from May 3 to May 5, with a focus on deepening collaboration for a resilient and¡¦
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Chairman Chey Tae-won (middle), chairman of the Seoul Chamber of Commerce and Industry, presides over his first meeting with chairmen of regional chambers of commerce on line on March 18. ¡°We will launch a new regional economic team to promote regional economies,¡± Chey says. Woo Tae-hee (left), vi¡¦
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Kim Kyu-young, taking office as a professional manager-turned chairman other than the owner of the group. (Photos: Hyosung)HS Hyosung Group is undergoing changes in its governance structure by appointing Kim Kyu-young, former Hyosung vice chairman, t¡¦
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Chairman Lee Jae-yong of Samsung Electronics. (Photo: Samsung Electronics)Samsung Electronics achieved its best-ever performance on a quarterly basis by achieving the 50 trillion won milestone in operating profit in the first quarter of this year.&nb¡¦
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New Acting President Nam Han-gyu (left) of Kangwon Land poses with former acting president Choi Cheol-gyu as the former took office at Kangwon Land Hotel on March 4 on March 3.Nam Han-gyu, head of the Management Support Division at Kangwon ¡¦
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Hyundai Motor unveils its next-generation electric vehicle, the IONIQ 3, at the 2026 Milano Design Week in Italy, on April 20. On April 20, Hyundai Motor unveiled the IONIQ 3, a next-generation electric vehicle designed to accelerate its transit¡¦
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