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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.
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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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Rep. Kim Jang-sil sitting on the National Assembly, Culture, Sports, Tourism, Broadcasting and Communications Committee."How to
compliment hallyu at the fullest lies at the globalization of Korea’s unique
tradition and spiritual culture,” said Rep. Kim Jang-sil sitting on the
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hosted by Rep. Lee Kang-hoo. Rep. Lee speaks at the event at the National Assembly on Feb. 18.How to pursue shared growth between large- and small-sized firms and protect small and medium enterprises’ (SMEs) interests from unfair practices perpetrated by family-owned conglomerates may be one o…
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Rep. Lee Hahn-koo, the floor leader of the rulingSaenuri Party is shown next to President-elect Park Geun-hye at a meeting.Rep. Lee Hahn-koo, the floor leader of the ruling Saenuri Party, is being touted as one of the candidates most likely selected to be the deputy prime minister as well as th…
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Sec.-Gen. Chung Jin-sok of the National Assembly Secretariat held a breakfast meeting with senior staff of the 16 National Assembly Standing Committees and two special committees on Jan. 23 to check major issues facing those committees as the new government led by President-elect Park Geun-hye is se…
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Yuh Pok-keun, director for the Territory and Oceans Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, reconfirmed the government’s position on Dokdo during an interview with NewsWorld. Yuh said, “Dokdo is not a matter of dispute since Korea’s easternmost island in the East Sea is an integral…
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Seo Kwang-hyun, administrator of the KoreanAgency for Technology and Standards (KATS)Korea now ranks 10th in the world in terms of international standardization activities as of 2012. The nation has set its sights on joining the ranks of the global top seven in terms of international standardization…
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The Health and Welfare Committee of the National Assembly approved a plan to provide free childcare education to children under two years old by raising the education budget by 2 trillion won. But Minister Rim Che-min of the Ministry of Health and Welfare opposed the plan since the National Assembly…
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The ruling Saenuri Party’s candidate Park Geun-hye has been elected South Korea’s first female president. Her victory has a special poignancy because she returns to the presidential mansion, Cheong Wa Dae, as president, where she left 33 years ago after her father, the late president Park Chung-he…
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LG Chem CEO and Vice Chmn. Shin Hak-cheol and Sinopec Chmn. Hou Qijun applaud as both sides signed a deal to jointly develop core materials of the sodium-ion battery at LG Twin Tower in Yeouido, Seoul, Oct. 30. (Photo: LG Chem)LG Chem is joining forc…
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Vice Chairman & CEO Kim Jung-soo of Samyang Foods. (Photos: Samyang Foods)Samyang Foods, once a Korean ramen pioneer and legend, is making a splash in the global ramen market with Buldak Ramen, a spicy ramen brand. Buldak Ramen has establish…
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Dignitaries, including Chmn. Shin Dong-bin of Lotte Group and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, applaud as they participated in a ceremony to dedicate a petrochemical plant, dubbed “Lotte Chemical New Ethylene (LINE),” in Cilegon on the island…
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Chairman & CEO Choi Jin-shik of the Federation of Middle Market Enterprises of Korea (FOMEK), Minister for Trade Yeo Han-koo and Malaysian Amb. to Korea Dato' Mohd Zamruni bin Khalid pose with other attendees at speaking at “2025 MME Internation…
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