Our magazine's March issue will carry a special report on the 2012 Seoul Nuclear Security Summit, to be held in Seoul from March 26-27. The 2012 Seoul Nuclear Security Summit will coincide with 2012 Seoul Nuclear Industry Summit, to be held in the Grand Intercontinental Hotel in Seoul from March 23-…

President Kang Young-won of Korean National Oil Corp.With 47 KNOC unit heads from 17 overseas units in 14 countries attending, the two-day meeting led by President Kang Young-won took up issues faced by each unit and issues facing the company as a whole that require immediate attention, especially t…

KEPCO President Kim Joong-kyum holds a contract to acquire a 14 percent stake in Strathmore Minerals Corp. with Strathmore CEO David Miller in Seoul on Feb. 1. Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) said on Jan. 31 it landed an $800 million project to build a 600MW diesel power plant in Jordan, the…

Korea Midland Power Co. (KOMIPO) President and CEO Nam In-sukKorea Midland Power Co. (KOMIPO) President and CEO Nam In-suk calls for expanding new power facilities and securing new future growth engines.In his New Year message, KOMIPO President Nam said, "All should make a concerted effort to realiz…

Chairman Chung Joon-yang of POSCO. The POSCO Group will invest 8.1 trillion won in facilities and total solution marketing areas, among others, up 17 percent from last year, including between 4.5 trillion won and 5.1 trillion won to keep its competitive advantage going this year, Chairman Chung…

Samsung Visual Display President Yoon Boo-keun and Executive Vice President Kim Hyun-suk pose before the futuristic new smart TV lineup, the ES8000 Samsung Electronics has released at the Samsung Electronics Seocho-dong headquarters on Feb. 8.Samsung Electronics releases new futuristic smart TV ES80…

Hyundai Motor Co. had an outstanding year in 2011, breaking all kinds of records in such key areas as sales and profit as one of its sedans, the Elantra (Avante in Korea), was named the Car of the Year in terms of quality in the United States.The largest auto company in Korea posted 77.79 trillion w…

New Chairman Chey Tae-won for Hynix Semiconductor Co. points his finger while inspecting a Hynix plant as the new chairman of the chipmaker on Feb. 14. He also heads SK Group as chairman."I will do my best to make Hynix a great success," proclaimed Chairman Chey Tae-won in his inaugural speech as ne…

Chairman Hur Dong-soo of GS Caltex Corp.GS Calex's Yeosu oil refinery complex in Yeosu, South Jeolla Province. GS Caltex Chairman Hur Dong-soo said it is too early to talk about GS Energy's initial public offering because the new energy affiliate of the GS Group launched in January still has a …