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Administrator Lee Sang-hoon of Korea Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS) and Chairman Kang Myung-soo of Korean Standards Association (KSA) participate in the 47th National Quality Management Convention at COEX in Seoul on Nov. 8. (Photos: KATS)Korea Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS),…
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New Administrator Park Byung-hong of Rural Development Administration (RDA).New Administrator Park Byung-hong of the Rural Development Administration (RDA) delivered his inaugural speech as he took office as the 30th administrator at RDA in Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do, on Dec. 6. He said, “We have to…
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KOCIS Director Park Jung-youl delivers a congratulatory speech in a ceremony in honor of the KOCIS’ 50th anniversary at the KOCIS Center in Jung-gu, Seoul on December 15. Since its establishment as an overseas public information center under the Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism o…
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A marketer pitches for the Korean produced strawberry brand “Maehyang” at a Thai mart. (Photo: MAFRA)Global grain prices are on the rise, and concern over the agricultural export industry is mounting as stable food supply becomes ever more essential. “K-agriculture,” exporting Korean-grown …
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President Yu Jeong-yeol of Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) gives his opening speech at an ceremony to open the 2021 Korea BuyKOREA Digital Trade Show. (Photos: KOTRA)The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE), Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) and the Associatio…
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President Lee Kang-oh of Korea Forestry Promotion Institute (KoFPI). (Photos: KoFPI)Lee Kang-oh, the president of Korea Forestry Promotion Institute (KoFPI), said “As KoFPI is celebrating the 10th anniversary next year and relocating to Daejeon soon enough, we are preparing ‘Daejeon Era’ with the…
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President Cha Min-sik of the Yeosu Gwangyang Port Authority (YGPA) attends a ceremony to sign an MOU on the introduction of hydrogen-powered yard tractors with SK E&S, Capacity, GWCT and KIT on Dec. 10. The Yeosu Gwangyang Port Authority (YGPA) has established the 3rd “YGPA-type” New Deal…
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People make a VR tour to the Sudokwon Landfill site via a kiosk. (Photos: SLC)Sudokwon Landfill Site Management Corp. (SLC) is operating a pilot program in which people can tour the landfill via a VR format for two weeks from Dec. 1 and Dec. 14. People can look at how to treat garbage according…
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Minister Moon Seong-hyeok of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries. (Photo: MOF). The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF) said on Dec. 3 its budget for 2022 has been set at 6,417.1 billion won, up 4.1 percent over this year’s budget of 6,162.8 billion won. The budget increased 80.6 bill…
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<12월 22일 한국국토정보공사 본사 로비에서 진행된 아동 기금 전달식에서 오애리 LX공사 경영지원본부장(왼쪽)과 정태영 세이브더칠드런 총장이 기념촬영을 하고 있다.>LX한국국토정보공사(사장 김정렬ㆍLX공사)가 진행한 자전거를 통한 나눔문화 확산 챌린지가 연말에 따뜻한 결실을 맺었다.LX공사는 자전거를 통한…
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A 380MW gas turbine developed and produced by Doosan Enerbility. (Photo: Doosan Enerbility)On October 13, Doosan Enerbility announced that it had signed an agreement with a prominent U.S. technology company to provide two units of Doosan’s 380MW gas…
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HD Hyundai Oil Bank supplies sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to Korean Air’s international flights to Japan. To the refinery, it is the first entry to the Korean SAF market. HD Hyundai Oil Bank said on Sept. 22 the refinery struck a contract wi…
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Jang Si-ho, head of KPX Jeju Headquarters poses with Suh Yong-seok, chief of KIER’s Jeju Global Research Center as the two institutions struck an MOU on joint research and commercialization of new energy industries and demand management technologies…
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Chairman Kim Seung-youn of Hanwha Business Group. (Photos: Hanwha Group)Hanwha celebrated the 73rd anniversary on Oct. 9. In his commemorative speech, Chmn. Kim Seung-youn of Hanwha Group said, “Our goal now is to be a global leader, and we hav…
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