Former President Lee Myung-bak visits the Office of the Association of Chungcheongbuk-do Residents in Seoul to meet with Association Chairman Lee Pil-woo. SNU-ACADA Chairman Lee also serves as chairman of the Central Fraternity Association of Gyeongju Lee Genealogy, in which ex-President Lee is a me…

President Park Geun-hye talks with those in the Korean cultural content industry at the CJ E&M Center in Sangam-dong, Seoul, on Feb. 11 as CJ Chairman Sohn Kyung-shik looks on. The government, public entities and the private sector signed eight MOUs at a ceremony to embark on a project to build …

President Park Geun-hye applauds with leaders of major conglomerates and business leaders as they participate in their New Year’s gathering at COEX in Seoul on Jan. 5.(photo on courtesy of Cheong Wa Dae) President Park Geun-hye’s New Year gathering with leaders of major conglomerates and business…

Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) ushered in the new era “Era of Naju” and declared a new vision, dubbed “Smart Energy Creator, KEPCO,” to spearhead a future energy industry.  KEPCO held a ceremony to officially open its new headquarters building in Naju on Dec. 17 with some 1,000 peopl…

President Park Geun-hye had a very busy diplomatic schedule in the middle of November starting with the APEC Summit in Beijing Nov. 11-13, the ASEAN+Three Meeting in Nay Pyi Taw in Myanmar Nov. 13-14 and the G-20 Meeting in Brisbane, Australia Nov. 15-16. In Beijing, the president witnessed the f…

Chairman Hong Moon-pyo of the National Assembly Special Committee on Budget & Accounts By Oh Chung-sookOld habits die hard. In recent years, the National Assembly has come under public criticism for failing to approve the budget for the following year on time, sometimes dragging it out well int…

(clockwide) Hundreds of thousands of Catholics and spectators assembly at the boulevards  surrounding Gwanghwamun Square in downtown Seoul, a site where 124 martyrs were beheaded for their faith during the Joseon Dynasty,; Pope Francis acknowledges as the pontiff rode on an open car,; and the p…

An artist’s conception of the Guri World Design City (GWDC). It was back in 1994 that Mayor Park Young-sun began his mayoral career in Guri, east of Seoul. Since he was the first directly-elected mayor of the city, Mayor Park, who has been elected for a fourth term in the June 4 polls, is devoting…

Secretary-General and Vice Chairman Kwon Kyung-sang of the 2014 Incheon Asian Games Organizing Committee (IAGOC) With less than three months before the Sept. 19 opening of the Incheon Asian Games 2014, the 17th edition of the event, Incheon is adding the final touches to its preparations for h…