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President Moon Jae-in delivers a speech at a joint business report by the Ministry of Economy and Finance, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and the Ministry of SMEs and Startups at Cheong Wa Dae on Feb. 17. Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun is seen at the meeting along with the economy-related…
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An imaginary picture of the Cheollian Satellite 2B performing a mission to monitor fine dust from space. (Photos: KARI)The Cheollian 2B, a geostationary orbital satellite developed by Korea's own technology was successfully launched at Guiana Space Center in Guiana of South America on Feb. 18 (local…
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Minister Park Chong-ho of the Korea Forest Service (KFS) announces the KFS’s 2020 Business Plan at KFS headquarters in Daejeon Government Complex on Feb. 12. (Photo: KFS)Forest trails 65 kilometers in length will be established along the East Coast area as firebreaks to prevent fires, and jobs such…
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Han Sang-bae, director-general at MFDS, speaks at the 2020 Government Food Safety Policy Direction Forum on Jan. 20. The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) plans to shift its policy direction to people-oriented paradigms this year, rather than products, bring innovation to its food safety manag…
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President Kwon Pyung-oh of Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) speaks at a teleconference with KOTRA’s trade office in China to cope with the aftermath of the novel COVID-19. (Photos: KOTRA)KOTRA officials hold teleconferences to communicate with overseas trade offices to discuss duties…
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Byun Chang-heum (the center), president of LH, talks with college students at the College Students Idea Contest and “My LH Stories” Event at the PR Center for Wirye Hope Town for Newlyweds on Jan. 7. (Photo: LH) Korea Land & Housing Corporation (LH) will go ahead with tasks and rev up the Kore…
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President Kim Hak-kyu of Korea Appraisal Board (KAB) (Photo: KAB)An apartment price uptrend in the Seoul metropolitan area slowed down in January in the wake of the government’s steps to cool down real estate prices, but jeonse prices were on the rise as transaction demand shifted to standby demand…
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President Lee Chae-kwang of HUG. Jin Woong-seop (10th from left), a senior advisor to HUG poses for those from the Korea Development Institute, HUG and HGF in a briefing session on the Knowledge Sharing Program (KSP) in the headquarters of Kazakhstan’s HGF on Jan. 8. (Photos: HUG) Korea Housing &am…
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On Jan. 31, Lee Sung-hee, a former head of the Naksaeng Agricultural Cooperative is elected as 24th chairman of the NACF. After confirming his victory, Lee poses for a commemorative photo shoot. (Photo: NACF) Lee Sung-hee embarked on a new journey by starting his four-year term as 24th chairman of t…
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A bird’s-eye view of LS C&S’ offshore wind power plant in Taiwan. (Photo: LS C&S)Korea Trade Insurance Corp. (K-sure) will provide a $260 million (303 billion won) trade financing to a Taiwanese offshore wind power project in which a Korean consortium of LS Cable & System and Samkang M…
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Samsung Electronics Chmn. Lee Jae-yong and Mistral AI CEO Arthur Mensch struck an investment agreement at the Elysee Palace in Paris on Aug. 8. (from left) Samsung Electronics Executive Vice President Lee Jong-myung, Samsung Electronics Chmn. Lee Jae…
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Lotte Group Chmn. Shin Dong-bin, KAIST President Bae Choong-sik and other attendants cut the ribbons at a ceremony to dedicate the“Lotte X KAIST R&D Center” at KAIST head office in Daejeon on Sept. 11. (Photo: Lotte Group)KAIST held a ceremony …
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Chairman Seo Kyung-bae delivers a commemorative address online to mark the 81st anniversary of Amorepacific Group on Sept. 4. (Photo: Amorepacific Group)Marking its 81st anniversary, Amorepacific Group will accelerate its push into the global market,…
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Chairman Lee Jay-hyun of CJ Group. (Photos: CJ Group)CJ ENM announced on Sept. 7 that two branded FAST channels, “CJ ENM K-Stories” and “CJ ENM K-Pop,” launched on Prime Video in the U.S. Both are available for free on Prime Video, with programmi…
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