SEOUL, March 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Acting President Choi Sang-mok on Monday instructed the government to promptly engage in follow-up discussions regarding a recent decision by the U.S. Department of Energy to place South Korea on its “sensitive and other designated countries list.” Seoul and Washington have begun working-level talks to address the issue, following [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 7 (Yonhap) – Acting President Choi Sang-mok on Friday emphasized the importance of close communication with parliament to expedite the passage of a bill designed to enhance the country’s capital markets. The revised bill, which recently failed to pass, includes provisions for corporate tax reductions for high-performing companies and a separate taxation scheme [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Acting President Choi Sang-mok on Tuesday directed the government to address necessary improvements to the airline operation system, as the country mourns a tragic plane crash that claimed 179 lives. Choi’s order comes after the Jeju Air plane, carrying 181 people, belly-landed and exploded at an airport in the [...]
SEJONG, Dec. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s economy has entered uncharted waters as Deputy Prime Minister Choi Sang-mok assumes the role of acting president following the impeachment of Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, who had been serving as acting president. The markets, which had barely weathered the shock of the December 3 martial law declaration by [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok called for proactive and preemptive responses Thursday to prevent possible massive changes in external circumstances from affecting South Korean exports so as to maintain economic recovery momentum. Choi made the remarks during a meeting of ministers working on external economic issues in Seoul, stressing the [...]