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Rep. Lee Joo-young, the chairman of the Africa New Era Forum of the National Assembly.(photo courtesy of Rep. Lee's office)
The Africa New Era Forum of the National Assembly held a launching ceremony on Sept. 13 in the National Assembly Memorial Hall with Rep. Lee Joo-young inauguraated as cha…
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Cook Kyung-bok, chief of the National Assembly Budget Office (NABO), and other participants of the NABO International Fiscal Forum 2013 pose for the camera at the end of the event in the National Assembly Parliamentarians’ Hall on Oct. 19. (photos: NABO)
The National Assembly Budget Offi…
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Chairman Rep. Hwang Jin-ha of the International Conference of Asian Political Parties held in Seoul from Sept. 12-14.(photo courtesy of ICAPP)
Both the ruling Saenuri Party and the opposition Democratic Party have co-hosted a special conference on the International Conference of Asian Politica…
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Korean President Park Geun-hye and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands prior to their meetings on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Sept. 6. (Photos on the courtesy of Cheong Wa Dae). South Korean President Park Geun-hye attended the …
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Asian energy ministers and other participants of the 5th Asian Ministerial Energy Roundtable pose for the camera for a group photo.(photo: MOTIE) Energy ministers from Asia and the Middle East discussed the need for the establishment of new oil and gas trade markets during the…
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Chairman Shin Je-yoon of the Financial Services Commission. The government will kick off a plan to overhaul the financial transaction system to turn it into an advanced one like those found in advanced nations based on a New Vision that Chairman Shin Je-yoon of the Financial Services Com…
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Kim Kyung-wook, Director General of the Railroad Bureau at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) "We continue to expand the KTX lines and make the existing railway networks high-speed ones with the goal of reaching anywhere in the nation within one-and-a-h…
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Korea Rail Network Authority (KR) President and CEO Kim Kwang-jae (photo: KR) Korea Rail Network Authority (KR) President and CEO Kim Kwang-jae said he would make all possible efforts to lead the state-run organization toward a leap forward.
“We will focus on providing a sa…
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Woo Tae-hee, assistant minister of the Office of FTA Negotiations at the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, explains the results of phase one negotiations on a free trade agreement between Korea and China on Sept. 6.
South Korea and China have wrapped up phase one negotia…
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The following are excerpts of a written interview between NewsWorld and Rep. Sim Hag-bong, of the Saenuri Party’s Gumi-gap, who serves as a member of the National Assembly Trade, Industry and Energy Committee, in which he spoke of his legislative activities and political philosophy and conviction…
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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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