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Global assistance

Korea Export-Import Bank (Eximbank) executive director Chang Young-hoon, right, shakes hands with Pakistan’s Economic Affairs Division secretary Tariq Mahmood Pasha in Islamabad, Pakistan, after signing a deal to provide an Economic Development Cooperation Fund loan of $76 million for the latter’s project to build an information technology park in the city. Building the park is one of the Pakistani government’s key initiatives for its digitalization drive. / Courtesy of Eximbank

Mar 22, 2017

For firefighters' children

Tyco Korea CEO Bradley Buckwalter, center in the back row, poses with children of firefighters who died or were injured while on duty, during a scholarship award ceremony at the Yeongdeungpo Fire Station in Seoul, Tuesday. The firefighting equipment maker offered 29 million won ($25,000) in scholarship funds to 16 students. / Courtesy of Tyco Korea

Mar 2, 2017

MOU between Korean and Brazilian reinsurers

Korean Re President Won Jong-gyu, front row right, poses with IRB Brasil Re President Tarcisio Godoy, front row left, after signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) at the latter’s headquarters in Rio de Janeiro, on Feb. 24. Korean Re said Tuesday the two firms agreed to enhance cooperation in underwritings in Brazil and Argentina. The MOU will help Korean Re to bolster its presence in the region, the company said. / Courtesy of Korean Re

Feb 28, 2017

UK secretary's visit to Hyundai Card

U.K. Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Karen Bradley, second from left, and Hyundai Card CEO Chung Tae-young, right, tour Hyundai Card Studio Black, a co-working space run by the card issuer near Gangnam Station, southern Seoul, during British Creative Businesses Day hosted by Hyundai Card and the British Embassy in Seoul. Startups from both Korea and the U.K. presented their businesses during the event. / Courtesy of Hyundai Card

Feb 20, 2017

Yoo-London Lord Mayor meeting

Strategy and Finance Minister Yoo Il-ho, left, shakes hands with Lord Mayor of London Andrew Parmley after their meeting at the Government Complex in central Seoul, Monday. In their meeting, Yoo said there is a necessity to consider a Korea-U.K. free trade agreement in order to maintain the two countries’ mutual trade relations after the latter’s exit from the European Union. / Courtesy of the Ministry of Strategy and Finance

Feb 20, 2017

Grab a crab

Crabs are on display as part of a promotion at Hyundai Department Store in southern Seoul, Sunday. The retail giant is offering a 30 percent discount on snow crabs from the coastal county of Uljin, North Gyeongsang Province, until Feb. 26./ Yonhap 

Feb 19, 2017

Rising gold price

Gold bars are on display at the Korea Gold Exchange in Seoul, Friday. The price of gold has risen steeply of late as the value of dollar depreciated. / Yonhap

Feb 3, 2017

Officially in charge

Hyosung Group Chairman Cho Hyun-joon speaks during his inauguration ceremony at the group headquarters in Seoul, Monday. The 49-year-old chairman inherits the textile-oriented conglomerate, whose sales reached $10 billion in 2015, from his ailing father and former Chairman Cho Suk-rai. In his speech, Cho said he will place top priority on honing the group’s core competence and creating a more employee-friendly workplace. / Courtesy of Hyosung Group

Jan 16, 2017

Meeting new recruits

SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won, center, with the conglomerate’s recruits during an annual meeting at the Walkerhill Hotel in Gwangjin-gu, eastern Seoul, Friday. / Courtesy of SK Group

Jan 15, 2017

New Year's trekking

S-Oil CEO Othman Al-Ghamdi, center, cheers with about 200 employees of the oil company, after trekking Mt. Umyeon in southern Seoul, Saturday. / Courtesy of S-Oil