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KOREAN GOV'T EXPECTS 500,000 JOBS TO BE CREATED THIS YEAR.
SEOUL, Feb 2 Asia Pulse - The Ministry of Finance and Economy said Friday that tax breaks and various other incentives will permit 500,000 jobs to be created this year.
In a press release disputing some media reports that the Roh Moo-hyun administration was indiscriminately painting a rosy picture of the economy to win votes for the April parliamentary race, the ministry argued that its job creation goals were attainable.
It claimed that if South Korea was able to pull off 5 percent growth, which is commensurate with the country's actual potential for 2004, the numbers being set may be reached. The economic policymaking body said that comprehensive tax breaks for companies hiring new employees and strong exports made it very likely that more workers will be needed to cope with rising ...
- South Korea: S. Korean gov't to spend US$ 14.6-M in fight against new flu.
- News wire article from: Thai Press Reports May 27, 2009 700+ words
...equipped with additional heat-detecting cameras and other diagnosis equipment. The decision came amid the confirmed cases of the H1N1 virus growing sharply in South Korea over the past few days, soaring to 27 from four in some four days. - PNA
- Pinoys assured of jobs in South Korea; Labor department, Korean gov't ink...
- Newspaper article from: Manila Bulletin May 31, 2004 700+ words
...PNA) The Department of Labor (DoLE) in Bicol region reported over the weekend that the Philippines and the government of South Korea signed an agreement recently that provides for the hiring of Filipino workers for placement in Korean factories, hotels and...
- A/H1N1 related death toll hit 29: S.Korean gov't
- News wire article from: Xinhua News Agency October 28, 2009 700+ words
...H1N1 related death toll hit 29: S.Korean gov't SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's death toll from the A/ H1N1 flu has...risk" groups. Fears are growing in South Korea recently over the fast spread of the new...
- 1st LD Writethru: A/H1N1 related death toll hit 33: S.Korean gov't
- News wire article from: Xinhua News Agency October 28, 2009 700+ words
...H1N1 related death toll hit 33: S.Korean gov't SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's death toll from the A/ H1N1 flu has...risk" groups. Fears are growing in South Korea recently over the fast spread of the new...
- Cyber attacks on S. Korean gov't not from DPRK: spy agency
- News wire article from: Xinhua News Agency July 10, 2009 700+ words
Cyber attacks on S. Korean gov't not from DPRK: spy agency...SEOUL, July 10 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's intelligence agency was...Internet Protocol addresses in South Korea, the United States, Japan...evening, hit major websites in South Korea, including those of ...
- S. Korean gov't pushes for defense budget increase
- News wire article from: Xinhua News Agency July 9, 2009 700+ words
S. Korean gov't pushes for defense budget increase SEOUL, July 9 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's defense ministry said Thursday that...national defense would take up 2.8 percent of South Korea's GDP, up from the current 2-percent...
- S. Korean gov't requests budget increase of 4.9 percent
- News wire article from: Xinhua News Agency July 9, 2009 700+ words
S. Korean gov't requests budget increase of 4.9 percent SEOUL, July 9 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's ministries and agencies ' requests for the next year budget amounted to 298.5 trillion won (233.5 billion U.S. dollars...
- S. Korean gov't expresses regrets on DPRK firing short-range missiles
- News wire article from: Xinhua News Agency July 4, 2009 700+ words
S. Korean gov't expresses regrets on DPRK firing short-range missiles SEOUL, July 4 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's foreign ministry on Saturday expressed regrets on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s firing of short...