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Minister Ahn Duk-geun of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) and President Kang Kyung-sung of Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) listen to an explanation on products at “CES 2025 Innovation Forum” Showcase, which took place at COEX in Seoul on Jan. 23. (Photo: KOTRA)The…
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Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon presides over an emergency economy meeting designed to ease economic uncertainties, caused by the recent political unrest at Seoul City Hall on Dec. 10. (Photo: SMG)Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon said on Dec. 9 the Seoul Metropolitan Government will ensure and prioritize public safety…
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Minister Lim Sang-seop of Korea Forest Service (KFS). (Photos: KFS)Korea Forest Service (KFS) on Dec. 13 conducted a joint drill to extinguish bush fires in cooperation with 10 government agencies and related institutions at the Central Forest Disaster Situation Room in the case they occur simultane…
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President Kang Kyung-sung of Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency poses with prize winners at the World-Class Product Certificate Award Ceremony 2024 at Seoul Lotte Hotel on Nov. 19. (Photo: KOTRA)The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) and Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTR…
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Prime Minister Han Duck-soo delivers a commemorative speech at the 50th National Quality Management Convention at COEX in Samseong-dong, Seoul, on Nov. 20. (Photo on the courtesy of the OPC)The 50th National Quality Management Convention took place at COEX in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, on Nov. 20. The …
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President Kim Tae-hyun of the National Pension Service (NPS) participates in a relay campaign to improve awareness of population issues at NPS headquarters in Jeonju on Nov. 27. (Photo: NPS)The number of recipients of the national pension scheme has surpassed 7 million. The milestone came 36 ye…
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President Ham Jin-gyu of Korea Expressway Corp. (KEC) (Photos: KEC)Korea Expressway Corp. (KEC) is constructing a so-called “K-expressway” in Türkiye. KEC is participating in a Korean consortium which has landed a 580 million won order to build and operate an expressway in Türkiye.KEC sa…
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Chmn. Lee Seong-hai of Korea National Railway (KR). (Photos: KR)The six railway construction projects being implemented in several parts of the nation are to be finished by the end of this year, ushering in a “New Railway Revival Era.” The Donghae-Jungbu Line, a 166.3 km-long railroad route c…
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President Jung Ki-suk of the National Health Insurance Service (NHIS).(Photos: NHIS)The National Health Insurance Service (NHIS) successfully wrapped up a symposium designed to share outcomes of the utilization of medical big data. The event took place at the International Conference Room of th…
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Hong Jin-bae, president of the IITP poses for a photo with Minister of Science and ICT Yoo Sang-im and Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon during a ceremony for the opening of the National AI Research Lab at the AI Hub in Seoul on Oct. 28. (Photo : SMG) Hong Jin-bae, president of the Institute of Informatio…
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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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