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Minister of Strategy and Finance Bahk JaewanAs general and presidential elections are slated for this year, political circles on both sides of the aisle are scrambling to appeal to voters with a flood of populist election campaign pledges.Despite these moves, Minister of Strategy and Finance Bahk Ja…
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Noh, Dae-lae, commissioner of the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA in charge of defense products exports)Noh, Dae-lae, commissioner of the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA in charge of defense products exports), said his agency strives to execute next-generation …
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Kim Jae-hong, assistant minister of the Office of Industries at the Ministry of Knowledge Economy (MKE)The government strives to get a jumpstart on convergence by establishing an inter-ministry action plan on the development of industry convergence, based on the master plan for the development …
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Chairman Jun Kwang-woo of National Pension Service.Chairman Jun Kwang-woo of the National Pension Service (NPS) said the autonomous rights and independence of NPS management should be respected when it exercises its management and shareholder rights.The chairman made the remarks on the reform of con…
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President Oh Young-ho of KOTRA.President Oh Young-ho of the Korea Investment and Trade Promotion Agency (KOTRA) said reaching the era of $2 trillion won in international trade will depend on how wisely Korea can cope with uncertainties in the global economy with a number of key trading countries hol…
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Minister Suh Kyu-yong of the Ministry of Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. (right)He speaks at a ceremony to launch the ministry's 2012 business year. In his New Year message, Minister Suh Kyu-yong of the Ministry of Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MIFAFF) said the governmen…
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Minister Choi Kwang-shik of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. (right) The minister shakes hands with one of his ministry 's officials after exchanging New Year greetings.Minister Choi Kwang-shik of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) said his ministry will make sure that th…
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Minister Lee Ju-ho of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology speaks at a ceremony to launch the ministry's 2012 business year.Minister Lee says there will be further restructuring of universities. Minister Lee Ju-ho of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MEST) sa…
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Minister Kwon Do-youp of the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime AffairsMinister Kwon Do-youp of the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs (MLTM), stressed his ministry's 2012 policy key words: reinvigorating the economy, stabilizing low-income earners' livelihoods, and ensuring safe…
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Minister of the Ministry of Knowledge Economy (MKE) Hong Suk-woo. Minister of the Ministry of Knowledge Economy (MKE) Hong Suk-woo said the government plans to take preemptive measures against the slowing of the real economy so as to capitalize on the nation's feat of surpassing the $1 trillion…
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CEO Hur Sae-hong of GS Caltex talks with GS Caltex staff members at GS Tower in Gangnam-gu, Seoul. (Photo: GS Caltex)GS Holdings said in an electronic notice released on May 13 that the holding company of GS Group posted 6,842.4 billion won in revenu…
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CEO Anwar A. Al-Hejazi of S-OIL. (Photos: S-OIL)S-OIL chalked up more than 1.2 trillion won in operating profit on the back of inventory profit, caused by crude oil price hikes for the first quarter of this year, in results that surprised analysts.Pr…
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Chairman Chang Sae-joo of Dongkuk Steel Group. (Photos: Dongkuk Steel Group)Dongkuk Steel announced on April 24 that it posted sales of 857.2 billion won, an operating profit of 21.4 billion won, and a net profit of 6.2 billion won in the first quart…
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Chairman Park Gee-won of Doosan Enerbility. (Photos: Doosan Enerbility)Doosan Enerbility said on April 23 that major Doosan Enerbility executives, including Chmn. Park Gee-won, embarked on efforts to promote cooperation to participate in a new power …
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