Vice Minister for Trade and Energy Cho Seok greets Sri Lankan Minister of Power and Energy Patali Champika Ranawaka on February 14 at the Lotte Hotel in Seoul. The two officials discussed the bilateral energy partnership.

Minister of Knowledge Economy Sukwoo HONG stands with CEOs of foreign-invested companies on February 13 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Seoul. At the meeting, the Minister shared his thoughts about Korea’s investment environment with representatives of the American Chamber of Commerce in Korea, the European Union Chamber of Commerce in Korea and the Seoul Japan Club.

Minister of Knowledge Economy Sukwoo HONG meets with his Qatari counterpart, Minister of Energy and Industry Mohammed Bin Saleh Al-Sada, on February 9 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Qatar. The two ministers signed a memorandum of understanding on energy and industrial cooperation.

Minister of Knowledge Economy Sukwoo HONG addresses about 100 U.S. business leaders at the American Chamber of Commerce in Korea General Membership Meeting on January 31 in Seoul.

Vice Minister for Trade and Energy Cho Seok meets with Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation CEO Mohamed Al Hammadi on January 11 in Gwacheon. The two discussed bilateral cooperation on nuclear energy.

Vice Minister for Trade and Energy Cho Seok greets U.S. Chamber of Commerce Vice President for Asia Tami Overby in Seoul on January 9. The two shared ideas about how best to use the Korea-U.S. FTA to strengthen economic ties.

Deputy Minister for Energy and Resources Chung Jae Hoon (sixth from left) cuts the ribbon at the opening of Korea’s first discount gas station in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, on December 29.

Vice Minister Yoon Sang-Jick speaks with newly appointed British Ambassador Scott Wightman on December 14 in the Gwacheon Government Complex. The two officials discussed cooperation in the science and technology sector and how to use the Korea-EU FTA to promote trade and investment.

Minister of Knowledge Economy Sukwoo HONG speaks with Japanese Ambassador Muto Masatoshi on December 12 in Gwacheon. The discussion focused on bilateral cooperation in the parts and materials and gas industries.

Minister of Knowledge Economy Sukwoo HONG speaks at a press briefing on December 5 to announce that Korea’s trade volume has exceeded the long-awaited goal of $1 trillion ($515 billion in exports and $485 billion in imports).