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On December 12, Lee Jae-myung, presidential candidate of the Democratic Party gives a speech at Hwanggeum Market in Gimcheon, North Gyeongsang Province. (Photo from Lee’s Facebook)The presidential campaign trail is getting hot in Korea, with the next presidential election less than three months awa…
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Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Moon Sung-wook gives an online speech to bid for 2030 World Expo at the 169th General Assembly of BIE on Dec. 12.The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy said it delivered a non-face-to-face presentation to bid for the 2030 World Expo at the 169th General Ass…
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Dignitaries, including Minister Kwon Chil-seung of the Ministry of SMEs and Startups (MSS), Co-Chairman Ahn Sung-woo of COMEUP 2021 Organizing Committee, and Cédric O, Secretary of State for the Digital Sector attend a ceremony to open COMEUP 2021 at Dongdaemun Design Plaza in Seoul on Nov. 17.…
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Minister Kim Hyeon-soo of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. (Photo: MAFRA)The nation saw agro-fishery exports surpass $10 billion, a record high. The achievement is the most since 1971 when export statistics began to be managed. Cumulative exports surged to $10.13 billion as …
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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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Hwang Ki-yeon, the 23rd president of the Export-Import Bank of Korea, delivers his inaugural address at the auditorium of the bank's Yeouido headquarters in Seoul on Nov. 6. (Photos: Korea Eximbank)“The Export-Import Bank of Korea should evolve beyo…
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FSC Chairman Lee Eok-won poses for a photo with Mirae Asset Chairman Park Hyeon-joo, Celltrion Chairman Seo Jung-jin and Korea Development Bank Chairman Park Sang-jin among others during the National Growth Fund Launch Ceremony at Korea Development B…
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Chairman Yang Jong-hee of KB Financial Group. (Photos: KB Financial Group)KB Financial Group won the Presidential Prize, the highest honor, at the 25th Korea Digital Management Innovation Awards on Nov. 27. The honor recognized KB Financial Grou…
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On Dec. 12, IBK established an international cooperation network in Luxembourg to support Korean SMEs and startups. Kim Sung-tae, CEO of IBK, poses for a photo with Gilles Roth, Luxembourg’s Minister of Finance and chairman of LHoFT at the Luxembour…
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