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Mayor Shin Yeon-hee of Gangnam-gu, Seoul
Mayor Shin Yeon-hee of Gangnam-gu, Seoul, speaks on her plans to lead the ward now that she has won reelection as the mayor of, perhaps, the richest ward in Seoul where many wealthy residents make their homes.
Mayor Shin said she wants to make the ward the …
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President Park Geun-hye shakes hands with President Nursultan Nazarbayev of the Republic of Kazakhstan prior to their talks on June 19. (photos on courtesy of Cheong Wa Dae)President Park Geun-hye returned on the evening of Feb. 22 from her tour of three Central Asian nations: Uzbekistan J…
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Chairman Lee Pil-woo of Seoul National University’s Advanced Center for Administrative Development Alumni (SNU-ACADA) gives a speech at a national policy seminar on reinventing the state at the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry Building in downtown Seoul on June 12.
Seoul National University…
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(from left) Seoul Mayor-elect Park Won-soon, Busan Mayor-elect Suh Byung-soo, Gyeonggi Gov.-elect Nam Kyung-pil, Incheon Mayor-elect Yoo Jeong-bok, Daegu Mayor-elect Kwon Young-jin, and Jeju Gov.-elect Won Hee-ryong.
Who was the clear winner of the local elections that took place across the nation …
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Dir-Gen Yang Seong-il of the National Pension Bureau of the Ministry of Health and Welfare.(Photo:MOHW)
The following are excerpts of an article contributed by Dir.-Gen. Yang Seong-il of the National Pension Bureau of the Ministry of Health and Welfare. He discusses how the Basic Retirement Fu…
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Dir.-Gen. Ahn Shi-kwon of the Construction Policy Bureau of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
The following are excepts of a written interview with Dir.-Gen. Ahn Shi-kwon of the Construction Policy Bureau of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport on safety ch…
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Minister Chung Seung of the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety delivers his commemorative speech at a ceremony to mark Food Safety Day on May 14. (Photo:MFDS)
Starting late this year, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) makes it obligatory to implement a traceability system for food impo…
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New Speaker Rep. Chung Ui-hwa of the second half of the 19th National Assembly is seen in the middle of his media conference on June 2 at the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul. The new speaker, the fifth-term legislator, is a member of the ruling Saenuri Party.By Oh Chung-sookThe speaker and…
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President Park Geun-hye goes on TV in tears to apologize to the nation taking full responsibility for the sinking of the ferry Sewol on April 16, saying that the government failed to take appropriate measures not only to prevent the accident, but also to save lives.(Photo:Cheo…
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Participants in a symposium on the theme of “New Railroad Policies toward Railroad Welfare and Unification held on Feb. 10 in the basement of the National Assembly Library in Yeouido, Seoul, organized by Rep. Cho Hyun-ryong, a member of the National Assembly Land and Trans…
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Chairman Yang Jong-hee of KB Financial Group. (Photos: KB Financial Group)KB Financial Group surpassed annual net profit of 5 trillion won in 2024, as its non-banking affiliates led the way in improving performance amid KB Kookmin Bank’s stagnant bu…
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Chairman Jin Ok-dong of Shinhan Financial Group. (Photo: Shinhan Financial Group)Shinhan Financial Group posted a net profit of 4,571.5 billion won in 2024, an increase of 3.4 percent from the previous year. Shinhan Bank, in particular, is expec…
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IBK signs a business agreement with Germany's Commerzbank AG to support small and medium-sized enterprises. Kim Sung-tae, president of IBK poses for a photo with Michael Kotzbauer, vice chairman of Commerzbank AG. (Photo: IBK)IBK announced on March 7…
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Joo Hyung-hwan, vice chairman of the National Committee for Low Birthrate and Aging Society poses for a photo with KB Kookmin Bank officials in a work-life balance meeting on Feb. 25. (Photo: KB Kookmin Bank)KB Kookmin Bank is practicing win-win fina…
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