Speaker Moon Hee-sang.Speaker Moon Hee-sang declared the opening of the first plenary session in the second half of the 20th National Assembly with a call for making the parliament gain public trust on Sept. 3. Speaker Moon noted that 10,600 measures out of a total of about 14,000 bills submitted to…

한국산업단지공단(이사장 황규연, 이하 산단공)은 추석 명절을 앞둔 지난 19일 대구지역 내 전통시장과 사회복지관을 방문, 소규모 상권 활성화 및 지역소외계층을 위한 나눔 활동에 나섰다.황규연 이사장 및 산단공 임직원은 대구 동구 소재 동서시장을 방문, 시장 상인들의 애로를 청취하고, 온누리상품권을 이용해 과일,…

A view of Korea Institute of Ceramic Engineering and Technology (KICET) headquarters in Jinju, Gyeongsangnam-do. (Photos: KICET)KICET President Yoo Kwang-soo.Korea Institute of Ceramic Engineering and Technology (KICET) is making all-out efforts to build a new center for the ceramic industry and cer…

President Lee Hak-soo. (Photo: K-water)As of Dec. 31, 2017, K-water was engaged in 12 overseas projects in 10 countries. Given the company’s diverse activities, K-water operates under several regulations including the K-water Act, the Water Supply and Waterworks Installation Act, the Act on Constru…

Officials at the Office of Waterworks at the Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) pose for the camera with Arisu bottles. (Photos: Office of Waterworks at SMG)The Office of Waterworks at the Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG), established in 1989, is out to accomplish a vision of becoming a “tasty …

President Moon Jae-in shakes hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un during their summit talks at Panmunjom on April 7. (Photo on the courtesy of Cheong Wa Dae)U.S. President Donald Trump.As South Korean President Moon Jae-in is set to hold an inter-Korean summit in Pyongyang from Sept. 18 to 20,…

The government approved next year’s budget of 470.5 trillion won, up 9.7 percent over last year. The budget proposal calls for another 23.5 trillion won in spending, a whopping 22 percent jump in the job creation sector. A cabinet meeting presided over by President Moon Jae-in on Aug. 28 gave the g…

Chairman Choi Jong-gu of Financial Services Commission delivers his speech at a ceremony to celebrate the 21st anniversary of the Capital Market Research Institute on Sept. 4 at Conrad Hotel in Seoul. (Photo: FSC)Chairman Choi Jong-gu of the Financial Services Commission (FSC) said he will aim for d…

한국환경공단 홍보부스에서 어린이 그림그리기한국환경공단(이사장 전병성)은 8월 25일 서울 광화문광장에서 수돗물시민네트워크와 함께 ‘2018 수돗물 축제’를 열고 시민들을 대상으로 수돗물의 환경적, 경제적 우수성과 공단의 물 관리 역할을 알리는 시간을 가졌다. 수돗물시민네트워크는 환경운동연합, 녹색미래 …