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Geyongsangbuk-do Gov. Lee Cheol-woo. (Photo: Gyeongsangbuk-do)Gyeongsangbuk-do struck a contract to achieve self-sufficiency for defense semiconductors with major research institutions in the national defense and semiconductor sectors, universities and the industry’s representative companies with G…
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Gangwon State Gov. Kim Jin-tae reveals a plan to commence projects worth 11 trillion won this year, which accounts for more than half of the 22.3 trillion won currently allocated for SOC transport network projects at the provincial government building on Jan. 2. (Photo: Gangwon State)Gangwon State a…
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President Kang Kyung-sung of Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA). CES 2026, the world’s largest innovative new technology exhibition, held under the catchphrase “Innovators Show Up,” wrapped up a four-day run in Las Vegas on Jan. 9. AI technology was the subject of great attentio…
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Chairman Moon Dong-min of the Korean Standards Association. (KSA) (Photos: KSA)Chmn. Moon Dong-min of Korean Standards Associationwarned, “AI brings about tremendous speed, but if the quality of data, the safety of processes and organizational capabilities are not combined precisely, it causes conf…
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President Lee Kyung-gyu of Incheon Port Authority and Kim Yong-tae, the head of the Incheon Regional Office of Oceans and Fisheries, poses with award winners at a ceremony to celebrate held a ceremony to celebrate Incheon Port’s record high coastal passengers at Incheon Port Coastal Passenger Termi…
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President Ahn Byung-gil of Korea Ocean Business Corp. (KOBC) poses with participating dignitaries at a ceremony to open KOBC’s first overseas branch in Singapore’s central business district. (Photo: KOBC)Korea Ocean Business Corp. (KOBC) has opened its first overseas branch in Singapore’s central…
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Chairman In Tae-yeon of the Small Enterprise & Market Service (SEMAS) delivers his inaugural speech at an inauguration ceremony at SEMAS headquarters in Daejeon on Jan. 29. (Photo: SEMAS)Chairman In Tae-yeon, a former presidential secretary in charge of self-employed businesses, took office as t…
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Joo Yong-tae, Director of Seoul Water. (Photos: Seoul Metropolitan Government)The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) set aside 1.1 trillion won this year to implement 78 Arisu projects, including ones to replace old tap water pipelines, expand water quality testing categories and ramp up safety man…
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Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon stresses Seoul’s leaping as a global top five city and internalizing of AI at the 2026 New Year’s meeting with about 400 city officials at Seoul City Hall on Jan. 12. (Photo: SMG)The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) launched New Year 2026 business briefing sessions target…
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Deputy Prime Minister-Minister Bae Kyung-hoon of the Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT), Vice Minister Lee Ho-hyun of the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment (MCEE), Chmn. Choi Won-ho of the Nuclear Safety and Security Commission (NSSC), Chmn. Kim Hyun-kwon of the High-level Radioactive Wast…
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President Kim Dong-cheol of Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) gives a welcoming speech at a ceremony to open “KEPCO Pavilion” at CES 2026 in Las Vegas, the United States, which took place form Jan. 6 to Jan. 9. (Photo: KEPCO) President Kim Do…
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Korea Western Power President Lee Jeong-bok, Sheikha Hind Suhail Bahwan, chair of Hind Bahwan Group, and Ahmed bin Salim Al Abri, president of Nama Power and Water Procurement Company attend a contract signing ceremony for the Oman Duqm Combined Cycl…
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Chmn. Park Jeong-won of Doosan Business Group makes an inspection into the worksite of Doosan Enerbility in Changwon, Gyeongsangnam-do, on Feb. 11. (Photo: Doosan Group)In his New Year’s message, Chairman Park Jeong-won of Doosan Group urged his bus…
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KOSPO President Kim Joon-dong gets a briefing from an official with the site of the planned Goyang-Changneung combined cycle power plant on Feb. 11. (Photos: KOSPO)Korea Southern Power Co. (KOSPO) held a ceremony to kick of the 2026 business year at …
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