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Chairman Kim Han-young of Korea National Railway (KR) poses with members of a newly inaugurated consultation commission on future railway policy on June 14. The commission was launched to support carbon neutrality 2050 initiative and realization of the Korean New Deal initiative and explore new rail…
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Fisheries research officials with the Gyeongsangbuk-do provincial government release young shrimps in the sea off Dokto. (Photos: Gyeongsangbuk-do provincial govt.)The Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs clarified its position on the map of the Olympic torch relay indicating that Dokdo was marked as …
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New Chairman Kang Myung-soo of the Korean Standards Association.Former Standing Commissioner Kang Myung-soo of the Korea Trade Commission (KTC) took office as the 25th chairman of the Korean Standards Association at DT Center, KSA headquarters, in Samseong-dong, Seoul, on April 29. One day earlier, …
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Yu Jeoung-yeol, new president of KOTRA. (Photos: KOTRA)“Going non-face-to-face is now an unstoppable global trend,” said Yu Jeoung-yeol, new president of KOTRA on May 20. “We will focus on digital transformation by making the most of our enterprise-wide capabilities. By doing so, we will contribu…
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Chairman Park Doo-yong of the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency (KOSHA). Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency (KOSHA) is offering the One Call Service to prevent deaths related to suffocation.You can make a call to receive the One-Call Service, in which experts are dispatched to pre…
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Minister Moon Sung-wook of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) speaks about the direction of his ministry policies as he took office on May 6. (Photo: MOTIE)Minister Moon Sung-wook of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) stressed the need to cope with future uncertaintie…
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Minister Noh Hyeong-ouk of the Ministry of the Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) delivers his inaugural speech at Sejong Government Complex on May 14. (Photos: MOLIT)Minister Noh Hyeong-ouk of the Office of Government Policy Coordination (OPC)/Prime Minister’s Secretariat took off as minis…
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Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon delivers his inaugural speech at a teleconference studio at the Dongdaemun Design Plaza in downtown Seoul on April 22 as he took office. (Photo: SMG)New Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon envisaged Seoul’s revival by realizing the vision “a youthful Seoul” based on justice and shared g…
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Gangwon-do Gov. Choi Moon-soon, marking 10 years in office, announces the achievements his local government had made during his term on April 27. (Photo: Gangwon-do Provincial Govt.)The 2022 Gangwon World Forest Expo will be opened for a 33-day run on May 4 in Gangwon-do. The expo will coincide with…
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Minister Choi Byeong-am of Korea Forest Service (KFS). (Photos: KFS)Minister Choi Byeong-am of Korea Forest Service (KFS) delivered his inaugural speech in which he pledged to realize carbon neutrality in the forest sector. Minister Choi took office as the 33rd minister of KFS at the Central Forest …
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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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