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President Yoon Tae-jin of Korea Institute for Food Industry Cluster gives a speech at an on-line FOODPOLIS Industry Symposium on the aging-friendly food industry on Nov. 26.Two tenant companies of FOODPOLIS, a new industrial cluster being built in Iksan, Jeollabuk-do, obtained Good Manufacturing Pra…
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President Kim In-sik of Korea Rural Community Corp. (KRC) (Photos: KRC)Korea Rural Community Corp. (KRC) held a ceremony to mark the 112th anniversary at KRC headquarters in Naju, Jeollanam-do, held on Dec. 8. At the event, it announced “KRC Agro-Fishery Community New Deal” to implement innovative…
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President Moon Jae-in poses with winner of the Order of Industrial Service Merit, including Samsung Electronics President Kim Hyun-suk at a ceremony to mark the 57th Trade Day at COEX on Dec. 8. (Photos on the courtesy of Cheong Wa Dae website)Korea is predicted to see exports surpass $500 billion t…
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President Kwon Pyung-oh Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA).Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) has announced a roster of 817 Korean-made world-class products for 2020 and their 938 companies in cooperation with the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE).The number of…
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President Kim Jung-hwan of Korea Industrial Complex Corp. (KICOX) speaks at a ceremony to celebrate the 2020 Industrial Complex Day in KICOX headquarters in Daegu on Nov. 12. (Photo: KICOX)The government approved revisions of the act on the facilitating of industrial clusters and the establishing of…
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Kim Hak-kyu, chairman of the Korea Real Estate Board. (Photos: Korea Real Estate Board)The Korea Appraisal Board held an official launching ceremony at its headquarters in Daegu on Dec. 10, proclaiming Korea Real Estate Board as its new name. The Korea Real Estate Board surveys and manages real esta…
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President Nam Ki-chan of Busan Port Authority. Busan Port Authority established a “BPA New Deal” action plan to realize sustainable development of Busan Port in the post-COVID-19 pandemic and 4th Industrial Revolution era in accordance with the government’s comprehensive Korean New Deal policies.…
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President President Go Sang-hwan of Ulsan Port Authority (UPA). (Photos: UPA)Ulsan Port Authority (UPA) has introduced a “shared growth settlement system” designed to promote shared growth with its cooperative companies. The shared growth settlement system is a method in which credit sales bonds a…
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President Cha Min-sik of Yeosu Gwangyang Port Authority (YGPA).Four container piers of Gwangyang Port will be transformed into automated, digitalized ones.Yeosu Gwangyang Port Authority (YGPA) plans to implement diverse policies, including ones designed to expand hinterland areas, by 2030 in order t…
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President Jang Joon-young of Korea Envionment Corp. (K-eco) (Photos: K-eco)Korea Environment Corp. (K-eco) held a webinar on K-quarantine for environment officials in the Asian-Pacific region in cooperation with Sooncheonhyang University Hospital at HJBC in Seoul on Dec. 10. The webinar was designed…
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President Lee Jae-myung takes an oath as he took office as the 21st president in an inauguration ceremony at the National Assembly Rotunda Hall in Yeouido, Seoul, on June 4. (Photos on the courtesy of the Presidential Office)President Lee Jae-myung w…
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(from left) Presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung on the ticket of the opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) and presidential candidate Kim Moon-soo on the ticket of the People Power Party (PPP). (Photos: DPK, PPP)Presidential candidate Lee Jae-m…
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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Choi Sang-mok. (Photo: MOEF)Minister Ahn Deok-geun of Trade, Industry and Energy. (Photo: MOTIE)U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcing of reciprocal tariffs on imports in a reversal of long…
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Visitors at Samsung Electronics Pavilion try on the Galaxy S25 at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2025, which took place at Fira Gran Via, Barcelona from March 3-6. (Photo: Samsung Electronics)Lee Jae-yong of Samsung Electronics, rebuking his executives …
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