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Rep. Yang Hyang-ja, chair of the ruling People Power Party’s “Special Committee Designed to Ramp Up Competitiveness of Semiconductor Industry,” announces outcomes of the committee’s activities at a news conference at the National Assembly on Aug. 2. (Photo: People Power Party) The ruling Pe…
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1st Vice Minister Jang Young-jin of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, head of a Korean delegation, presents a plan to attract the Expo to Busan Secretary General Dimitri S. Kerkentzes of BIE at the BIE Secretariat based in Paris on Sept. 1. (Photo: MOTIE)The Korean government and the priva…
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Chungcheongbuk-do Gov. Kim Young-hwan, Jincheon County Mayor Song Ki-seop and President Kim Jong-sup of EcoPro HN pose for a group photo session after Jincheon struck a deal of investing 350 billion won with EcoPro HN on Sept. 14. (Photo: Jincheon County)Jincheon Mayor Song Ki-seop, former administr…
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President Kim Jae-gyun of the Ulsan Port Authority (UPA) and UPA officials looks at facilities of Ulsan Port to brace for the arrival of this year’s 11th Typhoon Hinnamnorr on Sept. 5. (Photos: UPA) The Ulsan Port Authority (UPA) said on Aug. 26 the authority saw cargo volumes surge to 18.65 m…
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President Kim Woong-seo of KIOST. (Photos: KIOST)The Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST) revealed the outcome of recent research which showed that partial hydrolysis of agarase, isolated from a marine microorganism, contains the decomposition of hyaluronic acid, which is effectiv…
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Chairman Choi Chang-ho of the National Forestry Cooperative Federation (NFCF) poses with Kazuhisa Nakazaki, chairman of the National Federation of the Forest Owners’ Cooperative Associations of Japan after they signed an MOU to revitalize the management of private forests in Tokyo on Aug. 25.The Na…
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A poster to promote Smart GEO Expo 2022, Asia’s largest geospatial information industry technology exchange exposition, to be held at KINTEX in Goyang, Gyeonggi-do Nov. 2 to 4. (Photos: LX)LX will hold Smart GEO Expo 2022, Asia’s largest geospatial information industry technology exchange expositi…
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KÜS executives experience the demonstrating of future car inspection test-bed at the Korea Automobile Testing Research Institute (KATRI).Executives of KÜS, a German automobile inspection institution, including CEO Peter Schuler, visited the Korea Transportation Safety Authority (TS) to ram…
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President Yoon Suk-yeol speaks about his government’s achievements and future plans at a news conference to celebrate the new government, 100 days in office at the Presidential Office in Yongsan, Seoul, on Aug. 17. (Photo on the courtesy of the Presidential Office)President Yoon Suk-yeol picked pri…
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Rep. Park Duk-hyum, a special envoy for President Yoon Suk-yeol, delivers President Yoon’s personal letter to new Colombian President Gustavo Petro as the Korean delegation paid a courtesy call on President Petro on Aug. 6. Rep. Park Duk-hyum, a special envoy for President Yoon Suk-yeol, deliv…
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Shinhan Financial Group Chairman Jin Ok-dong poses for a photo with Japan’s Financial Services Agency Commissioner Yutaka Ito at the Korea-Japan Financial Cooperation Seminar at the Korea Exchange in Seoul, on Aug. 4 and 8. (Photo: Shinhan Financial…
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Chairman Yang Jong-hee of KB Financial Group. (Photos: KB Financial Group)KB Financial Group has entered the global ESG investment index ‘FTSE4Good’ for the 15th consecutive year, reaffirming its global leadership in sustainable management. Th…
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KDIC President Yoo Jae-hoon poses for a photo with Dominique Laboureix, chair of the SRB), Chairman of the SRB and KDIC Vice President Yoo Dae-il, and others on July 22. (Photo: KDIC)President Yoo Jae-hoon of Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation (KDIC…
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President Jeong Jeong-hoon of Korea Asset Management Corporation (KAMCO) and President Kim Jun-seok of the Korea Maritime Transportation Safety Authority (KOMSA) pose for a group photo after they signed an MOU to remove blind spots in ship financing …
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