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).

Minister of Knowledge Economy Sukwoo HONG greets Vice Minister of Business Development Carlos Andres De Hart Pinto on December 5 in the Gwacheon Government Complex. The two officials discussed bilateral economic cooperation.

Minister of Knowledge Economy Sukwoo HONG and other officials meet with their counterparts from Turkmenistan on November 29 in Seoul to discuss bilateral economic cooperation. Minister of Oil and Gas Industry and Mineral Resources Bairamgeldy Nedirov led the Turkmen delegation.

Minister of Knowledge Economy Sukwoo HONG speaks at his swearing-in ceremony on November 17 in the Gwacheon Government Complex.

Vice Minister for Trade and Energy Kim Junggwan cuts the ribbon at a ceremony to mark the opening of the Jeju Global Research Center on November 14. The new center will focus on new and renewable energy convergence technology.