Maeil Business Newspaper
business newspaper published in South Korea
The Maeil Business Newspaper (Korean: 매일경제신문), also simply known as Maekyung (derived from the pronunciation of the Korean name) or MK, is a comprehensive daily newspaper published in South Korea, first issued on March 24, 1966. The president of the publishing company is Chang Dae-whan.
Initially, it started as a weekly economic newspaper and was published under the name "Maeil Economic Week". After that, in 1970, it was converted to the Daily Economic Newspaper and changed its name to "Maeil Business Newspaper".
Description
Maeil Business Newspaper operates several YouTube channels, including WallGa Wallbu (243,000 subscribers), GiAntTV (207,000 subscribers), Maeburi TV (236,000 subscribers), and World Knowledge Forum (94,800 subscribers). As of March 2024, it boasts approximately 800,000 subscribers across these platforms.
Since its inception in October 2000, the World Knowledge Forum has hosted 5,832 global speakers and 62,821 participants from 82 countries. Notable attendees include George W. Bush, the 43rd President of the United States; Hillary Clinton, former U.S. Secretary of State; Theresa May, the 76th Prime Minister of the United Kingdom; Nicolas Sarkozy, the 23rd President of France; Gerhard Schröder, the 7th Chancellor of Germany; Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank; prominent business figures such as Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft; Larry Ellison, chairman of Oracle; John Hennessy, chairman of Alphabet; George Soros, chairman of Soros Fund Management; Jack Ma, chairman of Alibaba; Robin Li, chairman of Baidu; and academics like Larry Summers, Paul Krugman, Michael Porter, and Gregory Mankiw.
Starting in 2002 with 968 participants from 28 countries, the World Korean Business Convention has grown into the largest business gathering of the Korean diaspora, attracting over 3,000 participants annually. The 21st convention, held for the first time in Anaheim, California, in October 2023, marks its coming of age.
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