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Geyongsangbuk-do Gov. Lee Cheol-woo. (Photos: Gyeongsangbuk-do)The Gyeongsangbuk-do provincial government has unveiled next year’s 14,036.3 billion won budget plan, focusing on investments in five core areas by capitalizing on the successful hosting of the APEC 2025 Korea. The provincial gover…
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President Jung Ki-suck of the National Health Insurance Service poses for a group photo with other attendees as they participated in the “NHIS UHC Global Academy 2025” at the Oak Valley Resort in Wonju, Gangwon-do, which took place from Nov. 3 until Nov. 7. (Photo: NHIS)The National Health Insuran…
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President Song Byeong-eok of Sudokwon Landfill Site Management Corp. (SLC) (Photos: SLC)As autumn has arrived, a wildflower complex area of Sudokwon Landfill Management Corp. (SLC), which once was a huge landfill, has now morphed into a chrysanthemum habitat, luring people from the Seoul metropolita…
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CEO Kang Yong-seok of Korea Marine Environment Management Corp. (KOEM) poses with attendees as they participated in the “Ocean Climate Change Surveillance and Prediction Forum” at Kensington Hotel in Yeouido, Seoul, on Oct. 22.Korea Marine Environment Management Corp. (KOEM) held the “Ocean Clima…
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K-water President Yun Seog-dae poses with ambassadors from the five countries of the Mekong River during their meeting designed to discuss ways of promoting cooperation in sustainable water management at Samcheonggak, Seoul, on Sept. 26. (Photo: K-water) The global water market is growing fast,…
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Dignitaries, including Gyeongsangbuk-do Gov. Lee Cheol-woo and Gyeongju Mayor Joo Nak-young, attend a ceremony to open “APEC 2025 Korea Member Countries and Gyeongsangbuk-do Investment Forum” that took place at Gyeongju Hilton Hotel from Oct. 16 to Oct. 17. (Photo: Gyeongsangbuk-do)Gyeongsangbuk-d…
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President Lee Sang-hoon of Korea Industrial Complex Corp. (KICOX) (Photos: KICOX)Rep. Kim Jung-ho of the Democratic Party of Korea said various laws and notices related to institutional reform to implement photovoltaic power projects — core energy sources of RE100 industrial complexes — …
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President Kang Kyung-sung of Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA).President Kang Kyung-sung of Kore Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) said, “Korea is faced with severe outside conditions, such as an export structure focusing on the United States and China, geopolitical uncertaint…
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Minister Jeong Eun-kyeong of the Ministry of Health and Welfare poses with major participants of the 15th Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) High-Level Meeting on Health and the Economy (HLMHE) that took place from Sept. 15 to 16 at The Shilla Seoul. (Photos: MOHW)The Ministry of Health and We…
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President Hong Jin-bae of the Institute of Information & Communications Technology Planning & Evaluation and Rashid Bashir, Dean of Grainger College of Engineering at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the United States participate in a ceremony to sign an MOU on manpower developm…
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Hwang Ki-yeon, president of Korea Eximbank, pose with Bill Gates, founder of next-generation nuclear power company TerraPower on Aug. 14. (Photo: Korea Eximbank)Hwang Ki-yeon, president of the Export-Import Bank of Korea (Korea Eximbank), met with Bi…
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Chairman & CEO Shin Chang-jae of Kyobo Life Insurance. (Photos: Kyobo Life Insurance)Kyobo Life announced on Aug. 7 that a complex underwriting rider included in Kyobo K-Customized Health Insurance (non-participating, complex underwriting type) a…
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Chairman Kim Chul-ju of the Korea Life Insurance Association (KLIA). (Photo: KLIA)From now on, customers will no longer need to personally obtain and submit a family relationship certificate during the processes of signing up for insurance policies, …
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Chairman Yang Jong-hee of KB Financial Group. (Photo: KB Financial Group)KB Financial Group’s net profit for the first half of 2026 stood at 3.8846 trillion won, an increase of 13.1% compared to the same period of 2025. Its ROE was 14.09%. Desp…
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