Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy

Minister Lends a Hand to Children in Need

Minister of Knowledge Economy Lee Youn Ho helps volunteers prepare free lunch boxes for 1,004 children in Seoul on August 13. The number is significant in Korean because it is pronounced exactly like the word for angel. date2009-08-19

Vice Minister Greets Senegalese Energy Minister

Vice Minister Greets Senegalese Energy Minister Vice Minister for Trade and Energy Kim Young Hak shakes hands with Senegalese Energy Minister Samuel Amete Sarr on July 21 in Gwacheon, south of Seoul. The discussion focused on energy cooperation projects, including the construction of power plants in Senegal and the expansion of oil refinery facilities there. date2009-08-03

Vice Minister, Chinese Counterpart Discuss E-Commerce

Vice Minister for Industry and Technology Rim Chemin (second from right) speaks during a meeting with Chinese Deputy Minister of Commerce Jiang Yaoping on July 21. The two sides discussed ways to facilitate e-commerce partnerships among Chinese, Korean and Japanese businesses. date2009-08-03

Korea, Ukraine Sign Deal on Trade Remedies

Korea, Ukraine Sign Deal on Trade Remedies Vice Minister for Trade and Energy Kim Young Hak (right) shakes hands with Ukrainian Economy Minister Bogdan Danylyshyn on July 17 in Seoul. The two countries signed an MOU agreeing to share information on trade remedies. Prior to the ceremony, Prime Minister Han Seung Soo (second from right, back row) had met with Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko (second from left, back row). date2009-07-21

Korea, Azerbaijan Pursue Closer Economic Partnership

Deputy Minister for International Trade and Investment Lee Dong Geun speaks at the third meeting of the Korea-Azerbaijan Economic Cooperation Commission on July 9 in Seoul. The meeting drew some 50 delegates and business representatives. date2009-07-20

Green Business Forum Held in Seoul

Deputy Minister for Energy and Resources Kim Jung Gwan speaks at the Green Business Forum in Seoul on July 16. Nearly 400 businesspeople, experts on climate change and energy, representatives of international agencies, and government officials from developing countries gathered at the forum to gain insight into climate change countermeasures. Deputy Minister Kim emphasized the need for countries to work together by sharing information and best practices. date2009-07-20

Vice Minister Attends World Journalist Conference

Vice Minister Attends World Journalist Conference Vice Minister for Trade and Energy Kim Young Hak speaks at the World Journalist Conference on July 6 in Seoul. Vice Minister Kim discussed climate change and Korea’s green policies at the event, which drew nearly 70 journalists from about 50 countries including the United States, China, Japan, the United Kingdom, India, Thailand, Russia and Singapore. date2009-07-07

Minister Lee Meets with Thai Industry Minister

Minister Lee Meets with Thai Industry Minister Minister of Knowledge Economy Lee Youn Ho shakes hands with Thai Industry Minister Chanchai Chairungruang on July 1 at the Korean Minister’s office in Gwacheon, south of Seoul. The ministers discussed ways to increase economic cooperation between the two Asian countries. date2009-07-03

Korea, U.S. ink industrial cooperation deal

Korea, U.S. ink industrial cooperation deal Minister Lee Youn Ho (right) shakes hands with U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke in Washington, D.C., June 16. The two officials signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a Joint Industrial Cooperation Committee. date2009-06-29

Korea, U.S. Pursue Energy Partnership

Minister of Knowledge Economy Lee Youn Ho (left) and U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu sign a statement of intent on energy cooperation June 17. The agreement concerns energy security and clean energy. date2009-06-25