SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – President Park Geun-hye on Friday visited a festival, designed to showcase the outcome of her “creative economy” drive, urging the public and business sectors to step up cooperation in creating jobs and fresh momentum for economic growth. The “Creative Economy Innovation Center Festival” at Seoul’s Hanyang University brought together [...]
BUSAN, Aug. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – Pop artist Lee Byeong-ha, better known by his artist name Lee Ha, is now touring South Korea in a self-designed truck with posters and artworks satirizing current president Park Geun-hye. Lee Ha’s modified 1-ton truck does not only ridicule the current commander-in-chief, but present and former political figures as [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – A local court on Friday fined a 48-year-old pop artist for distributing leaflets critical of President Park Geun-hye multiple times across the country. The Seoul Central District Court ordered Lee Byeong-ha, who goes by the stage name of Leeha, to pay 2 million won (US$1,800) for distributing a total [...]
SEOUL, Aug 12 (Korea Bizwire) – President Park Geun-hye granted special pardons to a high-profile businessman and more than 4,870 people, many of who were convicted of non-violent, petty crimes, on Friday, three days ahead of Liberation Day. The list of the beneficiaries was finalized during an extraordinary Cabinet meeting Park presided over at the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – President Park Geun-hye on Thursday said her government can consider deploying an advanced U.S. antimissile system to a new location within the southern county of Seongju rather than an already designated spot, amid strong opposition by residents. Park made the remarks during a meeting with 11 lawmakers from Daegu [...]
SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) – President Park Geun-hye on Thursday defended the recent decision by Seoul and Washington to deploy an advanced U.S. antimissile system here, stressing she won’t bow to “criticism and resistance” to protect the nation. Presiding over a session of the National Security Council, Park vowed to devise “all necessary measures” [...]
SEOUL, July 14 (Korea Bizwire) – President Park Geun-hye will convene a session of the National Security Council (NSC) on Thursday to discuss follow-up measures to the recent decision by Seoul and Washington to deploy an advanced U.S. antimissile system here, her office said. On Wednesday, the allies announced their official decision to deploy a [...]
PARIS, June 3 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean President Park Geun-hye pledged Thursday to further facilitate startups by young people from South Korea and France as Seoul seeks to expand trade and investments with the European country. She said the two countries are set to sign a cooperation deal on creative economy following her summit [...]
SEOUL, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea should relentlessly seek a “path of innovation” rather than resting on its past laurels, President Park Geun-hye said Tuesday, underscoring that innovation is at the core of the country’s survival strategy amid a global economic slowdown. During a forum in Seoul, Park highlighted that South Korea has [...]
SEOUL, May 12 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea launched a presidential council on science and technology Thursday to oversee the nation’s efforts to overhaul the research and development (R&D) sector. The “strategic” panel, headed by President Park Geun-hye, will serve as a “control tower” and a “trouble shooter” for South Korea’s overall science and technology [...]