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Prince Alwaleed bin Al Talal of Saudi Arabia is seen while on a visit to Seoul to seek Korean investments in Jeddah Project. He met with President Eun Seong-soo of Korea Investment Corp. and Chairman Park Hyun-joo of Mirae Asset Group, among others, during his visit to Korea on May 16-17.(Photo:KIC)…
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Chairman Moon Hyung-pyo of National Pension Service. (Photos:NPS)
South Korea’s state-run National Pension Service (NPS) is poised to pour more than $40 billion into overseas equities and bonds in the next five years, in line with a decision made at a meeting of the NPS Management Committee on May…
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Spectators tour booths to look at travel products and services on display at the 31st Korea World Travel Fair (KOTFA) at COEX in Seoul. (Photos:KOTFA)
The 31st Korea World Travel Fair (KOTFA) concluded its four-day run on June 12 at the A Hall of COEX in Seoul.
About 60 countries and 50-odd …
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Chairman Lee Jae-gap of the Korea Workers’ Compensation & Welfare Service (COMMWEL).
A measure to expand the coverage of the Workers’ Compensation Insurance (WCI) to disasters involving workers’ commutes should have been approved during the final session of the 19th National Assembly, C…
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Korean and Iranian notables, including KOTRA President Kim Jae-hong and Iranian Vice President for Science and Technology Sorena Sattari cut the ribbon to open the Korean Expo 2016, Tehran at the Iranian capital on May 23. (Photo:KOTRA)
Korea hosted the Korean Expo 2016, Tehran, which took place fr…
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President Park Geun-hye (Photo:Cheong Wa Dae)
President Park Geun-hye wrapped up her three-day state visit to Iran on May 4 in which she held a summit with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani as well as attending economic and cultural events.
President Park and Iranian President Rouhani adopted…
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Rep. Kim Kwang-lim, chairman of the Saenuri Party Policy Committee (Photo:Rep.Kim Kwang-lim’s officeThree political parties have appointed each party’s top policymaker Rep. Kim Kwang-lim, a three-time lawmaker from the Saenuri Party, lawmaker-elect Kim Sung-sik of the People’s Party, and Re…
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Chairman Yim Jong-yong of the Financial Services Commission. (Photo:FSC)
Chairman Yim Jong-yong of the Financial Services Commission (FSC) said the biggest talk of financial reform is the reform of the capital market this year. Without reform, he said, no development is ahead for the capital market…
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Vice Mayor Kim Kyu-ok of the Busan Metropolitan City government explains plans to develop Busan. (Photo: Busan Metropolitan City government)
Busan Port currently ranks 10th in the world in terms of creating added value. Also the port places 3rd in the world and 1st in Asia in terms of transshipment…
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Park Noh-ik, director general of the Consumer Policy Bureau at the Korea Communications Commission (KCC) (Photos:KCC)
Korea, marking the 70th anniversary of the nation’s liberation from the Japanese colonial rule, is at the forefront in terms of industrialization and informatization.
But th…
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President Lee Jae-myung, Samsung Chairman Lee Jae-yong, and SK Chairman Chey Tae-won pose for a photo at the National Report Meeting on the Three Major Mega-Projects for Korea’s Great Leap Forward at the Cheong Wa Dae’s State Guest House on June 29…
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President Lee Jae-myung shakes hands with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni at a welcoming ceremony at the Rome state guesthouse on June 12. (Photo on the courtesy of the Office of the President)President Lee Jae-myung returned home on July 17 fr…
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U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping at a welcoming ceremony in honor of President Trump, on a state visit, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 14. (Photo on the courtesy of the White House)U.S. Pre…
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President Lee Jae-myung and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi address a joint press conference in New Delhi on April 20. President Lee Jae-myung made a state visit to Vietnam and expanded diplomatic activities designed to build global supply c…
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