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June 18, 2019 Industry

AFoCO shares sustainable forest restoration commitment at APFW

The Asian Forest Cooperation Organization (AFoCO) shared its strategic priorities at the Asia-Pacific Forestry Week on Tuesday, in Songdo Convensia Convention Center, Incheon, reaffirming its commitm...

[Editorial] Mediate conflicts

Two years ago, Naver, often referred to as the Google of South Korea, announced a plan to construct a massive data center in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, just south of Seoul. Last week it withdrew the...

June 18, 2019
Editorial
AFoCO envisions greener Asia through regional cooperation.

The establishment of Asian Forest Cooperation Organization (AFoCO) was proposed by South Korea at the ASEAN-ROK Commemorative Summit in 2009. It is aimed at strengthening regional forest cooperation...

June 18, 2019
Industry
[Jeffrey Frankel] US recovery turns 10

This month marks the 10th full year of the US economic recovery that began in June 2009. Back then, a “trough” in business activity signified the end of the Great Recession that followed the 2007-08 ...

June 17, 2019
Columnists
[Editorial] Kim should respond

President Moon Jae-in, who returned home from a tour of three Nordic countries on Sunday, apparently wanted the visit to highlight his efforts to get the stalled North Korean denuclearization talks b...

June 17, 2019
Editorial
Homeplus CEO encourages employees to become ‘new best’

The chief of South Korea’s second-largest retailer Homeplus recently sent out a hand-written letter to employees encouraging them to face the new challenges head-on and strive to become “new best,” t...

June 17, 2019
Industry
[Photo News] Family of late IIAC CEO donates scholarship

Participants pose in a ceremony to deliver a scholarship worth 100 million won ($84,300) in the name of the late CEO of Incheon International Airport Corporation, Lee Chae-wook, Friday at the auditor...

June 17, 2019
Industry
‘Human-focused forest policy can improve citizens’ lives’

The following is a transcript of a speech by Korea Forest Service Minister Kim Jae-hyun at the opening of the Asia-Pacific Forestry Week in Songdo, Incheon, on Monday. -- Ed. I would like to sincere...

June 17, 2019
Industry
[Monitor] Samsung Display maintains lead in smartphone display market

Samsung Display maintained its top position in the global smartphone display market in the first quarter as more handset makers adopted OLED panels for their premium products, according to the data b...

June 17, 2019
Technology
[Kasia Malinowska] How US drug war victimizes women

It has been two years since Cecilia’s son, Carlos, set sail from the coast of Ecuador on an ordinary day’s fishing voyage. She has not heard from him since. At first, she feared that his fishing tra...

June 16, 2019
Columnists
[Editorial] Corporate exodus

In yet another reflection of the negative impact of anti-business policy implemented by President Moon Jae-in’s administration, local companies have drastically increased overseas direct investments,...

June 16, 2019
Editorial
Yang Min-suk steps down as YG CEO

Yang Min-suk, the brother of YG Entertainment’s founder and chief producer Yang Hyun-suk, who also served as the label’s CEO, stepped down from his post Friday, announcing his decision in an emailed ...

June 14, 2019
Social affairs
[Breaking] Yang Hyun-suk quits as YG Entertainment head

Yang Hyun-suk announced Friday he had stepped down from all posts he holds at YG Entertainment. The announcement was posted on the label’s official website Friday afternoon. He said while he had “de...

June 14, 2019
Social affairs
[Thierry Coppens] Politics and indifference condemn refugees to suffer and die

June 20 is World Refugee Day. According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, an unprecedented 68.5 million people around the world have been forced from home, and among them are near...

June 13, 2019
Columnists
[Editorial] Rash responses

Recently, Cheong Wa Dae denounced the political community for two days in a row. Bok Ki-wang, presidential secretary for political affairs, responded positively on Wednesday to a petition calling f...

June 13, 2019
Editorial

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