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Minister of Health and Welfare Chin Young speaks at a policy briefing to President ParkGeun-hye at Cheong Wa Dae on March 21.Ultrasound examinations for patients suffering from four major illnesses, including cancers and cardiovascular diseases, will be covered by medical insurance starting in Octob…
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Korea Communications Commission (KCC) Chairman Lee Kyeong-jae delivers a speech at his inauguration ceremony at the Gwacheon Government Complex south of Seoul on April 17. Korea Communications Commission (KCC) Chairman Lee Kyeong-jae, in his inaugural speech, stressed collaborati…
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Chairman Shin Je-yoon of Financial Service Commission.Chairman Shin Je-yoon of the Financial Services Commission (FSC) said recently that his first task as chairman is to assess the financial industry’s ability to prevent hacking attacks on their computer networks in the wake of a number of attacks…
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NTS Commissioner Kim Duk-joongThe National Tax Service (NTS) has come up with measures to meet the 2013 target for tax revenues of 216.4 trillion won despite an expected drop caused by the effects of the sagging national economy.In a policy briefing to President Park Geun-hye, the NTS announced a pl…
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Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Yoon Sang-jickMinister of Trade, Industry and Energy Yoon Sang-jick stressed the need for building a more creative economy, a new paradigm that can expand growth engines, create better jobs, and support balanced growth among industries.Minister Yoon of the…
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Yoo Jin-ryong, minister of culture, sports and tourism (MCST)Yoo Jin-ryong, the first minister of culture, sports and tourism (MCST) at the new government, unveiled in his inaugural speech the policy priority of ushering in an era of people’s happiness, as President Park Geun-hye has proclaimed.&nb…
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Minister Suh Seoung-hwan of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and TransportMinister Suh Seoung-hwan of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport has loads of urgent businesses to take care of as he takes over the ministry in the Park Geun-hye government. Minister Suh Seoung-hw…
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Chairman Shin Je-yoon of the Financial Services Commission who recently won the National ‘Assembly confirmation.Chairman Shin Je-yoon of the Financial Services Commission will have to take care of the launching of the National Happiness Fund, one of the major items in President Park Geun-hye’…
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Rep. Lee -jaeThe main thrust of the Park Geun-hye
government’ s policies on small and medium enterprises (SMEs) is to let SMEs
climb the ladder of growth, to offer support tailored to satisfy their needs,
and to enable globalization, said Rep. Lee Hyun-jae of the ruling Saenuri
Party.
Rep. L…
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Rep. Yoo Sung-kull, Korea Investment Corp. President Choi Jong-seokand other speakers pose at a seminar on investment strategies on sovereign national funds, organized by Rep. Yoo at the National Assembly Parliamentarians' Hall on March 18. How efficiently domestic money can be
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Lee Hwan-joo, current CEO of KB Life Insurance, tapped as the next KB Kookmin Bank president.KB Kookmin Bank announced on Nov. 26 that it held the inauguration ceremony for the 24th class of the college student overseas volunteer program, “RaonAtti,…
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Chairman Lee Suk-joon of NongHyup Financial Group. (Photos: NongHyup Financial Group)NH NongHyup Financial Group announced that it held the 2024 Risk Management Excellence Awards at the headquarters of NongHyup Financial Group in Jung-gu, Seoul on No…
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President Kim Sung-tae of the Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK]. (Photos: IBK)Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK) launched the Credit Card Sales Direct Deposit Service on Nov. 27. The service instantly deposits credit card payments to merchants at no ad…
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Yoon Hee-sung, president of Korea Eximbank poses for a photo with Chae Sun-joo, head of external affairs and ESG policies at NAVER after signing an MOU on cooperation to strengthen competitiveness in global expansion on Nov. 21 at NAVER 1784 Building…
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