The Korea SMEs and Startups Agency holds the inauguration ceremony for the 18th Chairman Kim Hak-do at its headquarters in Jinju on May 19. (Photo: Korea SMEs and Startups Agency)Kim Hak-do, former vice minister of SMEs and startups, took office on May 18 as 18th chairman to take the helm of the Kor…

President Kwon Pyung-oh of Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA).Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) recently converted the Art Collabo Exhibition on the first floor of its Headquarters in Yeomgok-dong, Seoul, into a teleconference trade negotiation room. The initiative helps S…

President Park Jae-hyeon of Korea Water Resources Corp. (K-water) and trade union chief Noh Chul-min pose at a ceremony to donate masks and quarantine items to merchants of a traditional market at Jungri, Daedeok-gu, Daejeon. (Photo: K-water)Korea Water Resources Corp. (K-water) is focusing on more …

United Overseas Bank Limited Co. (UOB) became the first foreign financial institution to invest mortgage-backed securities worth 300 billion won issued in Korea. UOB, Singapore’s second largest investment bank, invested in won-based mortgage-back securities twice so far this year, HF said. It was t…

Chairman Park Doo-yong of the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency (KOSHA) stresses the significance of safety whole touring a construction site. (Photos: KOSHA)Over the last 32 years, the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency or KOSHA, has been dedicated to protecting the lives and hea…

President Kim Sun-min of the Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service (HIRA) delivers her speech at her inaugural ceremony on April 22.Chairperson Kim Sun-min of the OECD’s Health Care Quality and Outcome (HCQO) Working Group took office as the 10th president of the Health Insurance Review …

Chairman Lee Hyo-yul of the Korea Food Industry Association (KFIA).The global COVID-19 pandemic, which has hit all countries around the world, has wrought much havoc to most global industries. Despite the adversary situation, major Korean food makers have benefited from the pandemic - seeing sales s…

<KOTRA가 5월 14일부터 22일까지 ‘2020 해외취업 화상면접 주간’을 개최한다. KOTRA는 해외취업 박람회를 매년 열어왔으나 코로나19로 올해는 행사 전반을 비대면(Untact) 방식으로 전환해 진행한다. 5월 14일 서울 염곡동 KOTRA 사이버무역상담장에 구직자가 화상 면접을 보기 위해 입장하고 있다.>KOTRA(사장 권…

<KOTRA가 5월 15일까지 ‘글로벌파트너링(GP) 서남아 화상상담 주간’을 연다. 우리 소재·부품 분야 중소·중견기업 약 70개사는 이번 상담회를 통해 글로벌밸류체인 진입 기회를 마련할 것으로 기대된다. 11일 우리 참가기업이 서남아 현지 바이어와 화상으로 비즈니스 상담을 하고 있다.>KOTRA(사장 권평오)가 5월…