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Minister Kim Jung-kwan of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) poses with energy ministers during the APEC Energy Ministerial Meeting in Busan on Aug. 28. (Photo: MOTIE) The APEC Energy Ministerial Meeting wrapped up its 15th session in Busan and adopted a joint statement on Aug. …
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Incheon Mayor Yoo Jeong-bok announces three additional Incheon-type policies to boost births, including “i+Home dream, i+Match dream and i+Care dream” at a Incheon City Hall on March 13. (Photo: Incheon Metropolitan City)The Incheon Metropolitan City government said on Aug. 28 Incheon saw its birt…
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Commissioner Yoon Won-seok of the Incheon Free Economic Zone. (IFEZ) (Photos: IFEZ)A large-sized artificial wetland, designated as a substitute for migratory bird habitats following the reclamation of Incheon Songdo International City, is to be made into an international tourist hotspot. The In…
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Gyeongsangbuk-do Gov. Lee Cheol-woo delivers a speech at the “2nd Yeongga Forum” at the National Assembly Members’ Hall on Sept. 9. (Photo: Gyeongsangbuk-do)The “2nd Yeongga Forum” was hosted by the “Yeongga Association,” Andong City and Korea Foundation for Cultures and Ethics (KFCE) at the …
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Rep. Lee Gae-ho of the Democratic Party of Korea and Rep. Kwon Hyang-yeop and Gwangyang City held the forum titled “Strategies to Nurture the Secondary Battery Industry in Jeollanam-do in an Era of Energy Transition and Policy Tasks” at the National Assembly Members’ Hall on Sept. 10. (Photo: Rep…
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Secretary General To Lam of the Vietnamese Communist Party, escorted by BPA President Song Sang-geun, looks around the seventh wharf of Busan New Port, the nation’s first fully automated terminal, on Aug. 13. (Photo: BPA)Busan and Vietnam are strengthening cooperation in the shipping and port secto…
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Jeollanam-do Gov. Kim Young-rok and other participants pose for a group photo while attending a policy session on Yeosu and Gwangyang ports, hub ports for Artic routes at the provincial government building on July 11. (Photo: Jeollanam-do)Yeosu Gwangyang Port Authority (YGPA) has begun to work out f…
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President Lee Jae-myung and First Lady Kim Hae-kyung attend a ceremony to receive a letter of “light appointment” from 80 national representatives, at the Gwanghwamun Plaza in Sejong the Great Boulevard in Seoul on Aug. 15, symbolizing popular sovereignty coming from people on the occasion of the …
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(from left) PCPP Chmn. Lee Han-joo, PCPP Vice Chmn. Jin Sung-joon.The Presidential Committee on Policy Planning (PCPP) under the control of President Lee Jae-myung held a national briefing session at Cheongwadae on Aug. 13 and unveiled a five-year national administration plan draft, the P…
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Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon replies to a question during a meeting with reporters to mark his three years in office on July 16. (Photos: SMG)Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon said the Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) will introduce a public housing promotion fund to speed up the supply of public housing and rais…
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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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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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(From left) IBK President Jang Min-young and Financial Services Commission Chairman Lee Eok-won pose for a photo with State Bank of Vietnam Deputy Governor Nguyen Ngoc Canh at the Korea-Vietnam Financial Cooperation Forum held in Hanoi, Vietnam on Ap…
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