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Kim Tae-gyun, the head of the Seoul Waterworks Authority. (Photos: Seoul Waterworks Authority)The Seoul Waterworks Authority of the Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) had printed about 80,000 printouts annually for tap water supply construction and facility management. However, the blueprints for t…
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Chairman Kim Han-young of Korea National Railway (KR) poses with members of a newly inaugurated consultation commission on future railway policy on June 14. The commission was launched to support carbon neutrality 2050 initiative and realization of the Korean New Deal initiative and explore new rail…
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Fisheries research officials with the Gyeongsangbuk-do provincial government release young shrimps in the sea off Dokto. (Photos: Gyeongsangbuk-do provincial govt.)The Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs clarified its position on the map of the Olympic torch relay indicating that Dokdo was marked as …
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New Chairman Kang Myung-soo of the Korean Standards Association.Former Standing Commissioner Kang Myung-soo of the Korea Trade Commission (KTC) took office as the 25th chairman of the Korean Standards Association at DT Center, KSA headquarters, in Samseong-dong, Seoul, on April 29. One day earlier, …
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Yu Jeoung-yeol, new president of KOTRA. (Photos: KOTRA)“Going non-face-to-face is now an unstoppable global trend,” said Yu Jeoung-yeol, new president of KOTRA on May 20. “We will focus on digital transformation by making the most of our enterprise-wide capabilities. By doing so, we will contribu…
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Chairman Park Doo-yong of the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency (KOSHA). Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency (KOSHA) is offering the One Call Service to prevent deaths related to suffocation.You can make a call to receive the One-Call Service, in which experts are dispatched to pre…
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Minister Moon Sung-wook of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) speaks about the direction of his ministry policies as he took office on May 6. (Photo: MOTIE)Minister Moon Sung-wook of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) stressed the need to cope with future uncertaintie…
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Minister Noh Hyeong-ouk of the Ministry of the Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) delivers his inaugural speech at Sejong Government Complex on May 14. (Photos: MOLIT)Minister Noh Hyeong-ouk of the Office of Government Policy Coordination (OPC)/Prime Minister’s Secretariat took off as minis…
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Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon delivers his inaugural speech at a teleconference studio at the Dongdaemun Design Plaza in downtown Seoul on April 22 as he took office. (Photo: SMG)New Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon envisaged Seoul’s revival by realizing the vision “a youthful Seoul” based on justice and shared g…
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Gangwon-do Gov. Choi Moon-soon, marking 10 years in office, announces the achievements his local government had made during his term on April 27. (Photo: Gangwon-do Provincial Govt.)The 2022 Gangwon World Forest Expo will be opened for a 33-day run on May 4 in Gangwon-do. The expo will coincide with…
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A poster to promote the 2025 Seoul Winter Festival taking place from Nov. 12 until Jan. 4, 2026. (Photos: SMG) Seoul’s downtown areas were transformed into a fascinating winter city with Santa villages and K-content events to enjoy, including p…
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A whole view of High1 Ski Resort, owned by Kangwon Land. (Photos: Kangwon Land)High1 Ski Resort, owned by Kangwon Land, heralded the start of the 2025/2026 ski season by officially opening the Athena III-1 slope and snow sled site on Nov. 28. Hi…
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President Cho Won-yong of the Gyeonggi Tourism Organization (GTO). (Photos: GTO)The Gyeonggi-do provincial government and the Gyeonggi Tourism Organization (GTO) will hold the Gyeonggi Sea Drone Show at the Wavepark area in Siheung Turtle Island from…
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The 2025 Incheon FESTA Every Night, which took place in Songdo from June 20 and June 29, attracts a large throng of spectators. (Photo: Incheon Tourism Organization)The 2025 Incheon Pentaport Rock Festival, celebrating its 20th anniversary, successfu…
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