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Save standby power, cut GHG emissions
[ Ministry of Environment ]
Apr 22, 2013
The Ministry of Environment (MOE) and Innisfree Co., Ltd.* signed an MOU on expanding Green Touch* and social contribution on the 22nd at the headquarters of Innisfree during the 5th Climate Change Week. * Innisfree Co., Ltd: Korean cosmetics company * Green Touch: A computer ...
Foreign investment heats up across city
[ Busan Metropolitan Government ]
Apr 22, 2013
Expansion of industrial sites, incentives and beautiful scenery are all factors. The “Buy Busan” wave for foreigners is heating up. Foreign investment in Busan has reached a pinnacle, and there has also been an increasing number of real estate purchases by foreigners in Marine ...
MOLIT sets out on targeting Vietnam GSI and U-city mark...
[ Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport ]
Apr 22, 2013
MOLIT sets out on targeting Vietnam GSI and U-city markets - Overseas roadshows scheduled to take place on April 24, 2013 -   The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport of the Republic of Korea (Minister: H.E. Mr. Suh Seoung-hwan) announced that it will send a p...
Retail Sales Figures for March
[ Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy ]
Apr 19, 2013
The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy has released its retail sales figures for the month of March. Sales at the nation’s three major discount chains fell 4.4 percent year on year due to sluggish sales of food. While spending on household appliances and cultural goods, gener...
President sends condolences to US President Obama
[ Office of the President ]
Apr 19, 2013
President Park Geun-hye today sent a letter of condolence to President Barack Obama of the United States on the loss of innocent lives in the Boston Marathon explosions. Following is the full text of the condolence message. Dear President Obama, It is with profound sense of shock...
Enjoy a View of Jeong-dong from the Jeongdong Observato...
[ Seoul Metropolitan Government ]
Apr 19, 2013
Seoul City opened on April 13 a 94.88㎡-sized observatory on the 13th floor, annex building of Seoul City Hall in Seosomun. There, you can enjoy the beautiful landscape and various types of buildings of Deoksugung Palace and its neighborhood, including Seoul City Hall and Seoul Sq...
ROK to Send a Presidential Envoy to the Inauguration Ce...
[ Ministry of Foreign Affairs ]
Apr 18, 2013
1. The government of the Republic of Korea will send Park Byeong-seok, Vice Speaker of the National Assembly and head of the ROK-Venezuela Parliamentary Friendship Association, as special envoy of President Park Geun-hye to the inauguration ceremony of Venezuelan President Nicolá...
Brazilian Foreign Minister Hopes to Upgrade the Relatio...
[ Ministry of Foreign Affairs ]
Apr 18, 2013
1. Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se had a telephone conversation with Brazilian Foreign Minister Antonio Patriota on the evening of April 18 and exchanged views on ways to deepen the relations between the Republic of Korea and Brazil as well as the current situation on the Korean Pe...
Supplementary budget of 17.3 trillion won proposed
[ Ministry of Strategy and Finance ]
Apr 17, 2013
A supplementary budget of 17.3 trillion won will be spent throughout 2013, the largest since 1998 when the country was faced with the global financial crisis, mostly in supporting the working class and stimulating the economy. Of 17.3 trillion won, 5.3 trillion won will be used t...
ROK-issued Driver’s Licenses to be Valid in the US Stat...
[ Ministry of Foreign Affairs ]
Apr 17, 2013
1. The Governments of the Republic of Korea and the US State of Colorado agreed to mutually acknowledge the validity of driver’s licenses issued by the other side. Consul-General Lee Jeong-gwan of the Republic of Korea in San Francisco and Executive Director Barbara Brohl of the ...