Hyundai Motor Group Executive Vice Chairman Chung Eui-sun. (Photos: Hyundai Motor Group)Hyundai Motor Group was once considered to have a more conservative corporate culture compared to other Korean major conglomerates. The group is now undergoing tremendous changes as it becomes nimbler and more fl…

Chairman Lee Pil-woo of the 11th National Assembly Lawmakers’ Association. Chairman Lee, concurrently chairman of the Association of Chungcheongbuk-do Residents in Seoul. (Photos: Chairman  Lee Pil-woo's office)A photo of Chairman Lee Pil-woo of the 11th National Assembly Lawmakers’ Associati…

Models make a pitch for the QLED 8K TV, the biggest-ever one in the world, which made its debut at the CES 2019 held in Las Vegas. (Photos: Samsung Electronics)The CES 2019, which wrapped up a four-day run in Las Vegas on Jan. 11, showcased a feast of advanced technologies on top of conventional har…

President Moon Jae-in delivers a commemorative speech at a ceremony to mark the 55th anniversary of Trade Day at COEX in Seoul on Dec. 7. The nation is forecast to log its best-ever exports worth $600 billion during the whole of this year, and is forecast to retain its status as the sixth largest ex…

CJ Group Chairman Lee Jay-hyun.The number of U.S. outlets selling CJ Cheiljedang’s brand “Bibigo” products will surge to about 30,000, a 10-fold jump over the current 3,000. Bibigo products will be transacted via distribution networks across the United States. The company’s production centers in…

President Moon Jae-in meets with Pope Francis in a private audience at the Vatican on Oct. 18. (Photo on the courtesy of Cheong Wa Dae)President Moon Jae-in returned home on Oct. 21 from his trip to European countries in which he explained to European leaders his greater engagement with North Korea …

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister Kim Dong-yeon of the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MOEF) (Photos: MOEF)Deputy Prime Minister and Minister Kim Dong-yeon of the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MOEF) will participate in the 2018 Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Wo…

President Moon Jae-in delivers a commemorative speech at a ceremony to celebrate the 73rd anniversary of Liberation Day and the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the Korean government at the National Museum on Aug. 15. (Photo on the courtesy of Cheong Wa Dae)“If military tensions are eased a…

Minister Paik Un-gyu of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) and CEOs of the nation’s representative manufacturing and service companies gesture in a show of solidarity during their meeting at the Grand InterContinental Hotel in Seoul on July 6. (Photo: MOTIE)Minister Paik Un-gyu of t…