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South Korea selects five strategic sports for 2025-2026 development funding
South Korea selects five strategic sports for 2025-2026 development funding
Archery, badminton, shooting, swimming, and fencing have been selected as strategic events, receiving a total of 4 billion won in support over four years. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced on the 24th that it has opened a call for the '2025-2026 strategic event development projec...
Women Entrepreneurs Comprehensive Support Center recruits for global program in Korea
On the 24th, the Women Entrepreneurs Comprehensive Support Center announced that it is recruiting participants for the '2025 Women Entrepreneurs Global Accelerating' program until April 14 to promote the entry of female startup corporations into overseas markets and provide new growth opportunities....
Noroo Paint & Coatings appoints new CEO Lee Soo-min to drive organizational change
Lee Soo-min has been appointed as the representative of Noroo Paint & Coatings. Noroo Paint & Coatings held its regular shareholders' meeting on the 21st and announced the appointment of Lee Soo-min as the new CEO. Born in 1970, the new CEO joined Noroo Paint & Coatings in 1996 and worked in departm...
Kwak Dong-shin re-elected CEO of HANMI Semiconductor, set to receive 23.6 billion won
Kwak Dong-shin was reappointed as the CEO at the regular shareholders' meeting of HANMI Semiconductor held on the 21st. Additionally, Chairman Kwak is the largest shareholder, holding 33.95% of the equity of HANMI Semiconductor, and according to the cash dividends policy approved at the meeting, he ...
Samchuly appoints two outside directors from Kim & Chang, raising independence concerns
“Please manage to enhance shareholder value at Samchuly.” “Appointing two advisors from Kim & Chang as outside directors could undermine the board's independence.” On the 21st, at the annual general meeting of the energy corporation Samchuly, major executives and shareholders attending the meeting b...
Cuckoo CEO Koo Bon-hak to receive 23.8 billion won in dividends this year
Cuckoo appliances group CEO Koo Bon-hak will receive approximately 23.8 billion won in dividends from Cuckoo Holdings and its key subsidiary CUCKOO Homesys this year. This amount is greater than the approximately 21.3 billion won he received last year. CEO Koo is the eldest son of Cuckoo Group found...
Ministry of SMEs and Startups Faces Conflict Over Small Business Board Appointments
The Ministry of Small and Medium Enterprises and Startups and its affiliated organization, the Korea Foundation for Cooperation between Large and Small Enterprises and Agriculture (Korea Foundation), are experiencing conflicts over the composition of the foundation's board of directors. Kim Young-hw...
Won Yeong-jun appointed chairman of Korea Credit Guarantee Fund, replaces Lee Sang-hoon
Won Yeong-jun, former Director of the Small and Medium Enterprises and Startups Agency, has been appointed as the chairman of the Korea Credit Guarantee Fund. The Korea Credit Guarantee Fund held an inauguration ceremony on the 19th and noted on the 20th that Won Yeong-jun has taken office as the 10...
Samhwa Paint appoints Kim Hyun-jeong as vice president, beginning third-generation management
Kim Hyun-jung (40), the eldest daughter of Kim Jang-yeon, chairman of Samhwa Paints, joins the board for the first time as vice president (head of the management support division). Samhwa Paints will hold its regular shareholders' meeting on the 20th and appoint Vice President Kim as a new internal ...
Over 1 million one-person creative businesses thrive in South Korea, average age 54.7
As of 2022, it was reported that there are more than 1 million individual creative corporations in the country. The average revenue of these corporations was 236 million won, and the net profit was 34.8 million won. The Ministry of SMEs and Startups announced the results of the '2024 Survey on Indiv...
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