Deputy Minister Park Won-ju of the Office of Energy and Resources at the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy delivers a speech at a ceremony to mark the 7th anniversary of Nuclear Power Safety and Promotion Day at the Seoul Westin Joseon Hotel on Dec. 27. A ceremony to mark the 7th annivers…

Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Paik Un-gyu speaks at an innovation forum designed to apply design thinking to the knowledge service and R&D sectors at the L Tower in Yangjae-dong, Seoul, on Dec. 20.(Photos: MOTIE)The logo for design thinking.The design for a functional shoe. The Ministr…

Minister You Young-min of the Ministry of Science and ICT. The Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT) set aside 203.6 billion won for the 2018 R&D budget for the nuclear power sector, 30 billion won lower than this year’s. Furthermore, the ministry’s decision to spend two-thirds of the money on n…

President Moon Jae-in delivers a speech at a New Year’s gathering at Cheong Wa Dae on Jan. 2. (Courtesy on the website of Cheong Wa Dae)President Moon Jae-in. President Moon Jae-in delivered his New Year address on Jan. 1 in which he said his government’s top goal in improving the quality of peop…

Director General for Standards Policy Kang Byung-gu of the the Korean Agency for Technology Standards (KATS) speaks at the 2017 Korea Standard Leadership Conference that opened for a three-day run at the Busan Paradise Hotel in Busan on Dec. 14.A view of the 2017 Korea Standard Leadership Conference…

Dignitaries, including Prime Minister Lee Nak-yeon and Chairman Park Sung-taek, toast at a New Year’s gathering of SME businessmen at the KBIZ Building in Yeouido, Seoul, on Jan. 10.Chairman Park Sung-taek, gives a speech at a New Year’s gathering of SME businessmen (Photos:KBIZ) Chairman Park Su…

Minister Kim Yung-rok of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA).A view of a horse racing event at Let’s Run Park in Seoul.(Photos: MAFRA, KRA) The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) plans to set aside 761.9 billion won by 2021 in support to nurture a horse…

President Moon Jae-in holds a New Year’s news conference at Cheong Wa Dae on Jan. 10. (Photos on the courtesy of the website of Cheong Wa Dae) President Moon Jae-in said, “The improving of inter-Korean relations and the solving of North Korean nuclear issue should be achieved together.” Preside…

President Moon Jae-in delivers a speech at a New Year’s gathering at Cheong Wa Dae on Jan. 2. (Courtesy on the website of Cheong Wa Dae) President Moon Jae-in hosted a New Year’s dinner at Cheong Wa Dae with invited representatives from several walks of life in which he promised ease polarization…