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Chairman Kwon Oh-joon of POSCO.
POSCO plans to boost its R&D in steel technology by expanding investments in the sector to catch up with Japanese steel makers, and at the same time stay ahead of Chinese steel makers, who have been growing fast. POSCO¡¯s top management felt that the steel maker ¡¦
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Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee.
Samsung Group said on Oct. 22 that its executives will donate 25 billion won to Youth Hope Fund Korea, a charity designed to create jobs for youth.
The group said 20 billion won will be donated in the name of Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee, who is still in h¡¦
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Vice Chairman Chung Ui-sun of Hyundai Motor Group.(Photos:Hyundai Motor Group)
Hyundai Motor Group has decided to spin off its Genesis passenger car unit as an independent car maker to compete in the global brand-name car market currently dominated by Lexus, Audi, BMW and Mercedes.
Vice Chai¡¦
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SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won.
"Drastic innovation and Strong Corporate Culture¡± are the management buzzwords for the year 2016. SK Business Group promised to overcome the current crisis through endless innovation and strong corporate culture at an annual CEOs¡¯ seminar on Jeju Island on Oct. 30.¡¦
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President Chung Cheol-gil of SK Innovation.
SK Innovation celebrated the 30th anniversary of Global Technology (GT), a research institute for energy and chemicals for the energy affiliate of SK Group.
At a ceremony held at Daeduck Research Complex near Daejeon, President Chung Cheol-gil of SK Inno¡¦
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LG Group Chairman Koo Bon-moo.
LG Group Chairman Koo Bon-moo¡¯s efforts to nurture a secondary battery business have come a long way.
Looking back at 1991, LG Group Chairman Koo, then group vice chairman, made a business trip to the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority in which he watched the de¡¦
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Chairman Lee Jay-hyun of CJ Group.
CJ Group will be out to hire a record number of new employees and make huge investments this year, the group announced recently.
The group will newly employ 14,000 employees in the next three years, including 2,400 college graduates and 1,600 high school graduate¡¦
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Chairman Christopher Koo of LS Group gives his speech at the ¡°T-Fair 2015¡± an annual event for the group at the LS Tower in Anyang, Gyeonggi Province, Sept. 21-22.(Photo:LS Group)
LS Group held a meeting for its R&D personnel concurrently with the exhibition ¡°T-Fair 2015¡± at the LS Tower in¡¦
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President Huh Soo-young of Lotte Chemical Co.
Lotte Chemical completed the construction of a gasfield chemical complex in Uzbekistan that is capable of turning out a number of key petrochemical products, including ethylene, propylene, in addition to natural gas. It is the first petrochemical comple¡¦
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Chairman Park Yong-maan of Doosan Group and also chairman of the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry(KCCI).
Doosan Group, which has been named one of three new duty shop operators in Seoul, will set up its duty free shop on the 9th floor of the Doota Building in front of East Gate in Seoul, one ¡¦
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A poster to publicize a national briefing session on the three mega projects ¡°for Korea¡¯s Great Leap Forward¡± at the State Guest House of the Cheong Wa Dae on June 29. (Photo on the courtesy of the Office of the President)The Korean government wil¡¦
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Min Hyung-bae, mayor of Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City, takes the oath of office at Main Assembly Hall of the City Council in Muan on July 1. (Photo: Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City)Min Hyung-bae, went down in history as the firs¡¦
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Gyeongju Mayor Joo Nak-young explains the direction of city administration, including growth strategies to lead the future of Gyeongju and a vision for the next four years, in a meeting with reporters at Alcheon Hall in Gyeongju City Hall on July 15.¡¦
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Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon delivers his inaugural address during the 40th Seoul Mayor¡¯s inauguration ceremony at Seoul City Hall on July 1.On the first day of his fifth term in office, Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon again brought up ¡®youth¡¯ as the key keyword¡¦
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