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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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Incheon Mayor Yoo Jeong-bok announces Incheon’s AI innovation vision at the AI vision announcement and contract signing ceremony at Incheon Startup Park in Yeonsu-gu, Incheon, on Aug. 4. (Photo: Incheon City)The Incheon City government said the municipal government plans to explore future developme…
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Export and import container cargoes that have filed up at wharves of Busan Port. (Photo: BPA)Pig hair was once one of the nation’s top 10 export items, but Korea has now become a powerhouse in advanced technology categories like semiconductors. The “miraculous development” of Korea was evide…
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The IFEZ Authority holds a ceremony in honor of the completion of the IFEZ Smart City Infrastructure Project’s Phase 1 at Songdo G-Tower on Aug. 1. Its Commissioner Yoon Won-seok and staff members pose for a commemorative photo during the ceremony. (Photo: IFEZ)The Incheon Free Economic Zone (IFEZ)…
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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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