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- Culture to lead creative economy
- Apr 26, 2013
- Culture was identified as the core driving force of a creative economy at a discussion on April 25. Experts and researchers gathered to talk about action strategies for a creative economy at the panel discussion held by the Korea Association for Cultural Economics at th...
- Talent, support system lead to creative economy
- Apr 26, 2013
- President Park Geun-hye stressed the importance of a creative economy, one of her main administrative initiatives, in a series of meetings involving government ministries. The president emphasized human creativity as key to realizing a creative economy at a policy briefing with t...
- U.S. House Speaker invites President Park to Capitol
- Apr 25, 2013
- U.S. House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) announced his intention to invite President Park Geun-hye to the Capitol on the occasion of her visit to the United States scheduled to take place early next month. President Park Geun-hye will speak at a joint meeting of the U.S. Congr...
- Bill Gates praises president’s creative economy vision
- Apr 23, 2013
- Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft and chairman of TerraPower, gave his support for President Park Geun-hye’s creative economy initiative, one of the main goals of her administration. President Park and the American billionaire met on April 22 at Cheong Wa Dae to discuss a varie...
- Supplementary budget to revive economy, help ordinary c...
- Apr 22, 2013
- A supplementary budget of KRW 17.3 trillion has been proposed for 2013 to revive the economy and improve the livelihood of ordinary Koreans. The budget plan announced by the Ministry of Strategy and Finance on April 16 aims to help low- to middle-income households, create jobs fo...
- President vows to open 'era of happiness for people'
- Apr 19, 2013
- President Park Geun-hye paid her respects to the patriotic martyrs who sacrificed their lives for the April 19th Revolution. The April 19th Revolution was a democratic movement in Korea led by students and labor groups which took place on April 19, 1960. President Park Geun-...
- President Park meets with envoys
- Apr 19, 2013
- President Park Geun-hye received a visit from envoys from Western Europe and the Commonwealth of Nations.President Park shared opinions on the issues of the Korean Peninsula and discussed ways to boost regional cooperation with ambassadors from Denmark, Spain, Norway, Switzerland...
- President vows to enhance welfare for the disabled
- Apr 19, 2013
- President Park Geun-hye said she will provide more opportunities for people with disabilities to have a better life. “I will build a country where the disabled can support themselves and make their dreams come true,” wrote President Park in a visitor’s book during her visit to vo...
- Korea to share medical technology with Saudi Arabia
- Apr 18, 2013
- Korea will share its medical technology to Saudi Arabia in a so-called “Medical System Twinning Project” announced by the Ministry of Health and Welfare. The ministry, which made the announcement on April 9, said it is meaningful that Korea’s medical knowhow is being shared overs...
- President Park to visit U.S. for summit with Obama in M...
- Apr 18, 2013
- President Park Geun-hye will hold summit talks with U.S. President Barack Obama on May 7 at the White House, Cheong Wa Dae said on April 16. President Park will visit her U.S. counterpart in Washington, D.C. from May 6 to 8, the first summit since her inauguration, said Cheong Wa...
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