SEOUL– Cho Seung-hwan, the nominee for South Korea’s new oceans minister, is a veteran bureaucrat who has built various expertise in the maritime field.The former head of the Korea Institute of Marine Science and Technology Promotion (KIMST) graduated…
SEOUL– Rep. Kwon Young-se, tapped as the incoming Yoon Suk-yeol administration’s first point man on North Korea, is a prosecutor-turned-lawmaker who has played a key role in Yoon’s path to the presidential office.The four-term People Power Party (PPP)…
SEOUL– Justice Minister nominee Han Dong-hoon is known as one of President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol’s closest confidants in the prosecution, as they had previously worked together in investigations into many high-profile cases for nearly two decades.The 49…
SEOUL– Kakao Entertainment, a major media and entertainment company in South Korea, on Wednesday unveiled TV series and movies for its 2022 lineup.Among original series for its streaming service Kakao TV are mid-form romantic comedy “Marriage White Pa…
SEOUL– Naver Corp., South Korea’s leading online portal operator, is targeting to achieve 1 billion users and 15 trillion won (US$12 billion) in sales within five years by strengthening its global businesses, its new chief executive said Wednesday.To …
SEOUL– President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol nominated Rep. Park Jin, a veteran politician well versed in relations with the United States, as foreign minister Wednesday, as he announced eight Cabinet nominees, including a surprise pick of his closest prosecu…
SEOUL– Foreign Minister nominee Park Jin, a four-term lawmaker, is known for his extensive expertise on foreign affairs built from his versatile career straddling politics, academia and public service.Rep. Park of the conservative People Power Party f…
SEOUL– South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Co. said Wednesday it will invest 370 billion won (US$300 million) in its U.S. plant to begin the production of environment friendly vehicles there later this year.Hyundai Motor will upgrade the existing assembly lin…