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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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First Vice Minister Cho Hyun-jae of the Ministry of Culture,
Sports, Tourism, Rep. Kim Kwang-lim and other members of the Culture and
Tourism Service Convergence Forum (CTSF) gesture before posing for a photo
at a recent monthly forum meeting.
By Oh Chung-sook
The gove…
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Nongshim CEO Jo Yong-chul makes a presentation on the success of Shin Ramyun at Lotte Hotel in Seoul on May 13. (Photos: Nongshim)Nongshim announced on May 13 that cumulative sales of Shin Ramyun, which marks its 40th anniversary this year, surpassed…
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Chairman Cho Won-tae of Hanjin Group. Korean Air has gotten a lot of “love” from financial markets, in particular for the brainchild of the merger, Chairman Cho Won-tae of Hanjin Group. The historic M&A with Asiana Airlines is evaluat…
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A view of Samsung Electronics Suwon Digital City. (Photo: Samsung Electronics)Labor and management of Samsung Electronics reached a tentative agreement on incentives at the last minute on May 20, averting a strike one and half hours before the deadli…
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Hyundai Motor Vice Chair Chang Jae-hoon (right) poses for a photo with Vice Minister of Trade, Industry and Resources Moon Shin-hak at the 23rd Automobile Day Event on May 12.Hyundai Motor Group Vice Chair Chang Jae-hoon won the Gold Tower Order of I…
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