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President Park Geun-hye presides over the second extended meeting of tourism-related ministers at Cheong Wa Dae on Feb. 3 as UNWTO Secretary-General Taleb Rifai looks on. President Park Geun-hye stressed the need for establishing a virtuous cycle of reinvigorating the local tour…
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A scene from the “Be Kind to Foreign Tourists” Campaign showing Minister Yoo Jin-ryong of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism handing out gifts to foreign tourists in Myeong-dong, downtown Seoul on Jan. 29. The campaign took place across the country in such places as a…
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Senior V. Chmn. Lee Seung-cheol of the Federation of Korean Industries, right, shakes hands with Minister Choi Mun-kee of the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning at his office on Jan. 14 following the official appointment as co-chairman of the Creative Economy Promotion Team …
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Choi Tae-hyun, director general for Materials and Components Industries at the Ministry of Trade, Industry and EnergyA Korean midsize display equipment maker, SFA, has succeeded in developing a roll and inkjet printer, replacing photolithography. The company now substitutes all photo…
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Chairman Lee Kyung-jae of the Korea Communications Commission (KCC) Chairman Lee Kyung-jae of the Korea Communications Commission (KCC) said, “The KCC will foster outstanding global channels of Korea that promote Korea and Hallyu (Korean-Wave) and continue its marketing efforts for them target…
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Director-General Kim Ki-hong of the Tourism Bureau of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.The following is an exclusive interview with Director-General Kim Ki-hong of the Tourism Bureau of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. He said the government has decided to also focu…
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Park Myung-shik, deputy head of the Office for Public Institutions Relocation at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
(photo: MOLIT, article by S. Y. Kim)The government’s projects to relocate public entities are proceeding full steam ahead during 2014. Park Myung-shik, dep…
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President Park Geun-hye delives a speech at her New Year's news conference at Cheong Wa Dae on Jan. 6 in which she called for prepartions for reunification.(photo on courtesy of Cheong Wa Dae)
Heading into her second year in office, South Korean President Park Geun-hye demanded that North…
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Korean President Park Geun-hye shakes hands with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Jan. 16 during their summit talks in New Delhi. (photo: Cheong Wa Dae)
President Park Geun-hye held summit talks with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Jan. 16 in New Delhi and agreed to develop…
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Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Yoon Sang-jick gives a speech at a ceremony to kick off the new year and open the ministry’s office at Sehong GovernmentComplex on Jan. 2. (photo: MOTIE)
Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Yoon Sang-jick said in his New Year’s message his minis…
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Chairman Ham Young-joo of Hana Financial Group. (Photo: Hana Financial Group)Hana Financial Group joined the trend of logging record-breaking first-quarter earnings, achieving its highest performance since its merger with Korea Exchange Bank (KEB) wi…
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Chairman Yang Jong-hee of KB Financial Group. (Photos: KB Financial Group)KB Financial Group logged an all-time high net profit of about 1.9 trillion won in the first quarter of this year, driven by improved outcomes in the non-banking sector. K…
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KODIT CEO Kang Seung-jun (fifth from the left) poses for a photo with participants in the NEST AI-Lab Launch Ceremony on May 8. (Photo: KODIT)Korea Credit Guarantee Fund (KODIT) announced on May 11 that it held a launch ceremony for NEST AI-Lab at NE…
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Shinhan Bank President Jung Sang-hyuk poses for a photo with officials of FTP Corp. in Hanoi,Vietnam. (Photo: Shinhan Bank)Shinhan Bank announced on April 27 that it signed business agreements with major local financial and industrial institutions by…
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