SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The nominee to head the country’s antitrust watchdog, the Fair Trade Commission, pledged Thursday to make every effort to create a fair and healthy market environment. Ju Biung-ghi, an economics professor at Seoul National University, made the remarks upon arriving at the office of his confirmation hearing preparation team, [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Science minister nominee Yoo Sang-im on Friday vowed to make every effort to revamp South Korea’s research and development system to help the country take a global lead in advanced technologies. “We need to focus on restoring and securing technological sovereignty at a time when global powers are competing [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – All best actor nominees for South Korea’s oldest film awardshow this year will not be attending the event on Friday, as the institution remains mired in controversy. This year’s best actor nominees for the Daejong Film Awards are Hwang Jung-min of “Ode to My Father,” Son Hyun-joo of “Chronicles [...]