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Minister Kim Jung-kwan of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) poses with energy ministers during the APEC Energy Ministerial Meeting in Busan on Aug. 28. (Photo: MOTIE) The APEC Energy Ministerial Meeting wrapped up its 15th session in Busan and adopted a joint statement on Aug. …
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Incheon Mayor Yoo Jeong-bok announces three additional Incheon-type policies to boost births, including “i+Home dream, i+Match dream and i+Care dream” at a Incheon City Hall on March 13. (Photo: Incheon Metropolitan City)The Incheon Metropolitan City government said on Aug. 28 Incheon saw its birt…
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Commissioner Yoon Won-seok of the Incheon Free Economic Zone. (IFEZ) (Photos: IFEZ)A large-sized artificial wetland, designated as a substitute for migratory bird habitats following the reclamation of Incheon Songdo International City, is to be made into an international tourist hotspot. The In…
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Gyeongsangbuk-do Gov. Lee Cheol-woo delivers a speech at the “2nd Yeongga Forum” at the National Assembly Members’ Hall on Sept. 9. (Photo: Gyeongsangbuk-do)The “2nd Yeongga Forum” was hosted by the “Yeongga Association,” Andong City and Korea Foundation for Cultures and Ethics (KFCE) at the …
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Rep. Lee Gae-ho of the Democratic Party of Korea and Rep. Kwon Hyang-yeop and Gwangyang City held the forum titled “Strategies to Nurture the Secondary Battery Industry in Jeollanam-do in an Era of Energy Transition and Policy Tasks” at the National Assembly Members’ Hall on Sept. 10. (Photo: Rep…
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Secretary General To Lam of the Vietnamese Communist Party, escorted by BPA President Song Sang-geun, looks around the seventh wharf of Busan New Port, the nation’s first fully automated terminal, on Aug. 13. (Photo: BPA)Busan and Vietnam are strengthening cooperation in the shipping and port secto…
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Jeollanam-do Gov. Kim Young-rok and other participants pose for a group photo while attending a policy session on Yeosu and Gwangyang ports, hub ports for Artic routes at the provincial government building on July 11. (Photo: Jeollanam-do)Yeosu Gwangyang Port Authority (YGPA) has begun to work out f…
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President Lee Jae-myung and First Lady Kim Hae-kyung attend a ceremony to receive a letter of “light appointment” from 80 national representatives, at the Gwanghwamun Plaza in Sejong the Great Boulevard in Seoul on Aug. 15, symbolizing popular sovereignty coming from people on the occasion of the …
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(from left) PCPP Chmn. Lee Han-joo, PCPP Vice Chmn. Jin Sung-joon.The Presidential Committee on Policy Planning (PCPP) under the control of President Lee Jae-myung held a national briefing session at Cheongwadae on Aug. 13 and unveiled a five-year national administration plan draft, the P…
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Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon replies to a question during a meeting with reporters to mark his three years in office on July 16. (Photos: SMG)Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon said the Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) will introduce a public housing promotion fund to speed up the supply of public housing and rais…
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Nongshim CEO Jo Yong-chul makes a presentation on the success of Shin Ramyun at Lotte Hotel in Seoul on May 13. (Photos: Nongshim)Nongshim announced on May 13 that cumulative sales of Shin Ramyun, which marks its 40th anniversary this year, surpassed…
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Chairman Cho Won-tae of Hanjin Group. Korean Air has gotten a lot of “love” from financial markets, in particular for the brainchild of the merger, Chairman Cho Won-tae of Hanjin Group. The historic M&A with Asiana Airlines is evaluat…
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A view of Samsung Electronics Suwon Digital City. (Photo: Samsung Electronics)Labor and management of Samsung Electronics reached a tentative agreement on incentives at the last minute on May 20, averting a strike one and half hours before the deadli…
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Hyundai Motor Vice Chair Chang Jae-hoon (right) poses for a photo with Vice Minister of Trade, Industry and Resources Moon Shin-hak at the 23rd Automobile Day Event on May 12.Hyundai Motor Group Vice Chair Chang Jae-hoon won the Gold Tower Order of I…
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