Hankook Ilbo celebrates 70th anniversary

Seung Myung-ho, ninth from left, chairman of The Korea Times and its sister paper Hankook Ilbo, poses with distinguished guests as they cut a rice cake during a ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary of Hankook Ilbo at The Shilla Seoul hotel, Wednesday. From left are main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) Rep. Seo Young-kyo, SMEs and Startups Minister Oh Young-ju, Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Minister Song Mi-ryung, Employment and Labor Minister Lee Jung-sik, Patriots and Veterans Affairs Minister Kang Jung-ai, National Court Administration Minister Chun Dae-yup, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Choi Sang-mok, ruling People Power Party (PPP) interim leader Hwang Woo-yea, Seung, Korea Enterprises Federation Chairman Sohn Kyung-shik, DPK floor leader Rep. Park Chan-dae, Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon, PPP Rep. Ahn Cheol-soo, Constitutional Court Secretary General Kim Jung-won, Science and ICT Minister Lee Jong-ho, Presidential Chief of Staff for Policy Sung Tae-yoon, Hankook Ilbo President-Publisher Lee Sung-chul and Korea International Trade Association Chairman and CEO Yoon Jin-sik. Korea Times photo by Koh Young-kwon