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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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Gyeongsangbuk-do Gov. Lee Cheol-woo convenes over a meeting on the preparation process of the APEC 2025 Korea on Aug. 14.With over two months until the opening of the APEC 2025 Korea, Gyeongsangbuk-do has shifted into a field-center preparation with the governor inspecting major facilities and servi…
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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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Chairman Yang Jong-hee of KB Financial Group. (Photos: KB Financial Group)KB Financial Group signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the National Police Agency (NPA) and the Credit Counseling and Recovery Service (CCRS) on May 28 to prevent d…
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