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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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Minister Suh Seoung-hwan of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and TransportMinister Suh Seoung-hwan of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport has loads of urgent businesses to take care of as he takes over the ministry in the Park Geun-hye government. Minister Suh Seoung-hw…
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Chairman Shin Je-yoon of the Financial Services Commission who recently won the National ‘Assembly confirmation.Chairman Shin Je-yoon of the Financial Services Commission will have to take care of the launching of the National Happiness Fund, one of the major items in President Park Geun-hye’…
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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.
Rep. L…
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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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President Kim Kyung-hwan of Korea Housing-Finance Corporation (HF). (Photos: HF)Korea Housing-Finance Corporation (HF) announced on June 12 that it held a business guarantee briefing jointly with the Korea Housing Association at the Construction Hall…
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President Jung Sang-hyuk of Shinhan Bank.Shinhan Bank held the 4th K-Global Leap Forward Win-Win Forum to support Korean companies’ entry into the U.S. Market, jointly with the Ministry of SMEs and Startups and the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Indu…
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President Lee Hwan-joo of KB Kookmin Bank. (Photos: KB Kookmin Bank)KB Kookmin Bank announced that it has introduced a Braille service to the main menus of its personal internet banking to improve financial accessibility for the visually impaired and…
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President Lee Ho-sung of Hana Bank. (Photos: Hana Bank)Hana Bank announced in late May that it will launch the “Long Live the Republic of Korea Installment Savings Account” for national merit recipients and military and public service members on Ju…
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