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During the final day of the parliament’s audit of the Ministry of Strategy and Finance (MOSF), ruling and opposition lawmakers have unanimously sounded an alarm over a potential crisis in the national economy.
Members of the National Assembly Strategy and Finance Committee urged the govern…
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Chairman Chang Byoung-wan of the National Assembly Trade, Industry and Energy Committee
Chairman Chang Byoung-wan of the National Assembly Trade, Industry and Energy Committee said, “We need to have an in-depth look at nurturing new industries as future growth engines.” The following are excerpts…
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Administrator Shin Won-sup of the Korea Forest Service (KFS).
The Korea Forest Service (KFS) is hitting the accelerator to expand overseas plantations to secure a long-term timber supply.
Figures released by the KFS showed that Korea has managed to plant 399,068 ha in 14 countries, which is 475 ti…
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Chairman Yim Jong-yong of the Financial Services Commission
Chairman Yim Jong-yong of the Financial Services Commission said on Oct. 18 that DTI regulations will not be applied to collective borrowings, and the FSC has no intention to strengthen the DTI standards currently set at 60 percent of annu…
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Executive Vice President Min Min-hong, head of the International Tourism Strategy Division at the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) speaks at the 2016 Hangzhou Korea MICE & Culture Festival sponsored by the KTO at the Hangzhou Garden Hotel on May 20.Participants of the 2016 Rotary International S…
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EUMC Director Kim Seung-cheol, concurrently vice president of Ewha Womans University; shakes hands with Director Enkhtur Shonkhuuz of the National Center for Maternal and Child Health (NCMCH) of Mongolia after signing an MOU involving remote medical services at EUMC in Seoul. (Photo: EUMC)
The Ewha…
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Global leaders, including Korean President Park Geun-hye, pose for a group photo while attending the G20 Summit held in Hangzhou, China from Sept. 4 to 5.
After attending the G20 Summit in Hangzhou, China, President Park Geun-hye arrived in Vientiane, Laos, on Sept. 6, to attend ASEAN-related summi…
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Saenuri Chairman Lee Jung-hyun delivers a speech as one of the heads of parliamentary negotiating bodies on Sept. 5. (Photo: Saenuri Party)
Chairman Lee Jung-hyun of the Saenuri Party proposed a political alliance between the ruling party and Honam (Jeolla provinces), a bastion of former president …
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Minister Joo Hyung-hwan of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE).MOTIE Minister Joo speaks at a meeting with CEOs of Korean automakers at the Conrad Seoul Hotel in Yeouido on Aug. 18. (Photos: MOTIE)
Minister Joo Hyung-hwan of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) urged CE…
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Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Joo Hyung-hwan, Hyundai Motor Vice Chairman Kwon Moon-shik, and others pose for a group photo after participating in a ceremony to inaugurate the Hydrogen Convergence Alliance. (Photo: MOTIE)
The government and the private sector have inaugurated a hydrogen co…
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On May 27, Shinhan Bank President Jung Sang-hyuk poses for a photo with KBO Commissioner Heo Gu-yeon after signing an agreement at KBO Hall in Gangnam-gu, Seoul. (Photo : Shinhan Bank)Shinhan Bank announced on June 12 that it has launched the “Succe…
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Yang Jong-hee, chairman of KB Financial Group pose for a commemorative photo with Yoon In-dae, deputy minister of economy and finance at the Value-Up Company Awards in Seoul, on May 27. (Photo : KB Financial Group)KB Financial Group received the Exce…
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Yim Jong-yong, chairman of Woori Financial Group, poses for a photo with the first-place team at Woori Financial Dream Round held at Seowon Valley Country Club in Paju, Gyeonggi-do on April 22. (Photo : Woori Financial Group)Woori Financial Group’s …
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On May 30, Lee Chan-woo, chairman of NongHyup Financial Group poses for a photo with Park Il-young, president of Korea Investment Corporation after inking an agreement on a joint investment in overseas private equity funds at NongHyup Financial Group…
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