Korea is extending its utmost efforts to be elected as an International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) council member state for a fifth consecutive time at the upcoming 38th Session of the ICAO Assembly to be held in Montreal, Canada in September, said Deputy Minister Choi Jung-ho of the Office …

Sudokwon Landfill Site Management Corp. President Song Jae-yong gives his inaugural speech at the corporation headquarters on May 13.Song Jae-yong, former deputy minister in charge of environment policy at the Environment Ministry, has been elected president of Sudokwon Landfill Site Manag…

Rep. Na Seong-lin, the ruling Saenuri Party's acting top policymaker, talks with senior government and ruling party officials, including Deputy Prime Minister-Minister of Strategy and Finance Hyun Oh-seok on economic policies and pending issues.Rep. Na Seong-lin, the ruling Saenuri Party’s acting t…

A panel of the seminar on the Creation of Jobs, and Korea Becoming One of the Five Largest Countries in Overseas Construction held on April 3 at the auditorium of the National Assembly Library in Yeouido, Seoul.A seminar on the subject of “The Creation of Jobs and Korea Bec…

Minister of National Defense Kim Kwan-jin (right) gives a policy briefing to President Park Geun-hye (center) at Cheong Wa Dae on April 1. [ Photo on courtesy of MCST ]The Ministry of National Defense (MND) has come up with a plan to launch a preemptive strike against North Korea’s w…

President Park Geun-hye receives a policy briefing from the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, the Small and Medium Business Administration (SMBA), and the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO)at Cheong Wa Dae on March 25.The government will devote itself to solving the difficult…

Minister of Science, ICT and Future Planning Choi Moon-ki Minister Choi Moon-ki of the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning said his ministry will realize the so-called “creative economy” by nurturing the nation’ s science, technology, and ICT sectors into world-class ones in order t…

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…

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…