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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Chairman Shin Je-yoon of Financial Service Commission.Chairman Shin Je-yoon of the Financial Services Commission (FSC) said recently that his first task as chairman is to assess the financial industry’s ability to prevent hacking attacks on their computer networks in the wake of a number of attacks…
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NTS Commissioner Kim Duk-joongThe National Tax Service (NTS) has come up with measures to meet the 2013 target for tax revenues of 216.4 trillion won despite an expected drop caused by the effects of the sagging national economy.In a policy briefing to President Park Geun-hye, the NTS announced a pl…
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Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Yoon Sang-jickMinister of Trade, Industry and Energy Yoon Sang-jick stressed the need for building a more creative economy, a new paradigm that can expand growth engines, create better jobs, and support balanced growth among industries.Minister Yoon of the…
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Yoo Jin-ryong, minister of culture, sports and tourism (MCST)Yoo Jin-ryong, the first minister of culture, sports and tourism (MCST) at the new government, unveiled in his inaugural speech the policy priority of ushering in an era of people’s happiness, as President Park Geun-hye has proclaimed.&nb…
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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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