Korea delves into military conscription policy
This might be the last chance for BTS member Jin, who is supposed to leave the K-pop boy band this year to join the military. But the Korean government has yet to give good...
Suspicions rise over gaming giant’s future
Nexon founder Kim Jung-ju passed away at age 54 in Hawaii of the United States on Feb. 28, according to the global gaming giant on March 2.
The company did not disclose an exact cause...
Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman will head state-backed outfit
Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Han Jong-hee was appointed this week to lead the Korea Electronics Association (KEA) over the next three years.
Han is taking charge of the visual display business of Samsung...
Chang Il-moo’s work on Korean ginseng recognized globally
The Korea Ginseng Corporation (KGC) recently announced that its former research chief Chang Il-moo had won the 2021 Duke Award, the highest prize granted by the American Botanical Council (ABC).
Erstwhile Seoul National...
Quirky politician or insightful leader for future generations?
When National Revolutionary Party leader Huh Kyung-young ran for the presidential election in 2007, his policies were the targets of criticism and derision.
Back then, Huh promised to offer 30 million won...
Lee Myung-jae will be based in Ho Chi Minh City
South Korea’s full-service law firm Yulchon announced on Sept. 29 that it would send its Asian business chief Lee Myung-jae to Vietnam for brisker global expansion.
The Seoul-based company said that...
Chae, Ryu, Kwon win top prizes for 2019
Yonsei University’s MBA Alumni Association named three businessmen as its best alumni for this year and recognized nine others as outstanding alumni of the prestigious university.
The association, which is headed by Chairman...
Lee Sung-do picked as the most proactive government official
The Office for Government Policy Coordination said on Dec. 24 that it had picked up Lee Sung-do as the most proactive bureaucrat of Korea for the second half of this year.
Lee...
Her Chul-ho will lead Korea's top ginseng company
Korea Ginseng Corporation (KGC) said on March 29 that it had held a shareholders' meeting to appoint Her Chul-ho as its new chief executive officer.
KGC is the country's top-tier ginseng company with...
First trade union set up in 41 years
Employees of the World Federation of Overseas Korean Traders Associations (World-OKTA) organized their first labor union in the outfit’s 41-year history.
The World-OKTA announced on Sept. 1 that its unionists unanimously elected Nam...
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