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Gangwon State Gov. Kim Jin-tae announces the direction of his provincial government’s administration at a New Year’s meeting with reporters in Jan. 2. (Photos: Gangwon State)Gangwon State has been redoubling efforts to nurture future industries and ramp up steps to stabilize people’s livelihoods.…
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Commissioner Yoon Won-seok of the Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority (IFEZA) announces a future vision through smart city services and smart initiative on the sidelines of CES 2025 on Jan. 7.The Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority (IFEZA) declared a “smart city vision” at CES 2025, the world’s…
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Yongin Mayor Lee Sang-il and Chmn. Jeffrey Mckay of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors in Northern Virginia pose after Yongin City signed a friendship city agreement with Fairfax County, Virginia on Jan. 13. (Photo: Yongin City) Yongin City, Gyeonggi-do, struck a friendship city agreement …
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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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Nongshim CEO Jo Yong-chul makes a presentation on the success of Shin Ramyun at Lotte Hotel in Seoul on May 13. (Photos: Nongshim)Nongshim announced on May 13 that cumulative sales of Shin Ramyun, which marks its 40th anniversary this year, surpassed…
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Chairman Cho Won-tae of Hanjin Group. Korean Air has gotten a lot of “love” from financial markets, in particular for the brainchild of the merger, Chairman Cho Won-tae of Hanjin Group. The historic M&A with Asiana Airlines is evaluat…
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A view of Samsung Electronics Suwon Digital City. (Photo: Samsung Electronics)Labor and management of Samsung Electronics reached a tentative agreement on incentives at the last minute on May 20, averting a strike one and half hours before the deadli…
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Hyundai Motor Vice Chair Chang Jae-hoon (right) poses for a photo with Vice Minister of Trade, Industry and Resources Moon Shin-hak at the 23rd Automobile Day Event on May 12.Hyundai Motor Group Vice Chair Chang Jae-hoon won the Gold Tower Order of I…
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