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			A group of dignitaries at the New Year¡¯s ceremony for the Korea Petrochemical Industry Association(KPIA) including Minister Yoon Sang-jick of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and Chairman Bang Han-hong of KPIA poses for a commemorative photo at the ceremony.(photos:KPIA)
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			A slew of dignitaries and tourism people and guests led by Minister Kim Jong-deok of MCST, President Byun Chu-seok of Korea Tourism Organization, and Chairman Nam Sang-man of the Korea Tourism Association are seen during the ceremony.(Photos:KTA)
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the ¡¦			 
		 
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			A group of dignitaries led by Minister Yoon Sang-jick of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and Chairman Sung Ki-hak of the Korea Federation of Textile Industries cut the cake to celebrate the New Year at a gathering at Textile Center in Seoul, on Jan. 7.(Photos:KOFOTI)
Minister Yoon Sang-j¡¦			 
		 
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			Chairman Lee Pil-woo of Seoul National University¡Æ¨ªs Advanced Center for Administrative Development Alumni (SNU-ACADA) speaks at the 7th ACADA Fraternity Night and Seoul National University¡Æ¨ªs Advanced Center for Administrative Development Awards Ceremony at Lotte Hotel in Seoul on Nov. 28.Seoul¡¦			 
		 
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			Deputy Minister Hwang Gyu-yeon, Office of the Industrial Creativity and Innovation at the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE), and KIDP President Lee Tae-yong, and other dignitaries look at the designs on display at DK 2014 following an opening ceremony at the KINTEX in Goyang City, north¡¦			 
		 
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			Foreign and Korean dignitaries, including KESI President Kong Chang-seung, participate in a ceremonys to open the International Lift Expo Korea 2014.
The International Life Expo Korea 2014 took place at the COEX in Seoul during its four-day run from Oct. 28-31. The theme of the expo wasa realizing ¡¦			 
		 
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			Winners of the Korea Service Grand Prix 2014 pose for a group photo afer receiving the awards from the Korean Standardization Association (KSA) at an award sceremony at the Lotte Hotel in Seoul on July 10. (photo: KSA)
Most market leaders put excellent products and services on the market. They¡¦			 
		 
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			President Huh Soo-young of Lotte Chemical, R, (Exective Vice President Oh Sung-yup) holds  the ESG Award with an official of the Korea Corporate Governance Service at an award ceremony held  at the International Conference Room of the KRX on July 3.(Photo:CGS)
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			An executive of Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., R, holds the Top ESG Award given to the company by the Korea Corporate Governance Service at a ceremony held on July 3 at the International Conference Room at the Korea Exchange.(Photo:CGS)
Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. came away with the Env¡¦			 
		 
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			Former environment minister Lee Maanee
The 36th ENVEX, an international environment industry technology and green energy exhibition, which took place at COEX in Seoul from June 10-13, attracted 270 exhibitors: 186 Korean companies and 84 foreign firms.
In particular, among the eye-catching foreign¡¦			 
		 
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				A view of LG Chem¡¯s Pavilion at K 2025, the world¡¯s premier trade fair for plastics and rubber, which took place from Oct. 8 to Oct. 15 in Düsseldorf, Germany. (Photo: LG Chem)LG Chem announced on Sept. 29 that it has completed the development¡¦			 
			 
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				POSCO INTERNATIONAL CEO Lee Kye-In, Opole Province Governor Monika Jurek, and South Korean Ambassador to Poland Tae attend a ceremony to dedicate a drive motor core plant in Brzeg, Opole Province, Poland on Oct. 1. (Photo: POSCO INTERNATIONAL)POSCO I¡¦			 
			 
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				Samsung Electronics Chmn. Lee Jae-yong shakes hands with Open AI CEO Sam Altman at Samsung Electronics Building in Seocho-dong, Seoul, after signing an LOI to build key infrastructure for global AI on Oct. 1. (Photo: Samsung Electronics)Samsung Elect¡¦			 
			 
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				LS Group Chmn. Koo Ja-eun listens to a presentation as a mentor at the new business idea category while attending the LS Future Day that took place at LS Tower in Anyang, Gyeonggi-do, on Sept. 26.LS Group is making waves in foreign markets amid globa¡¦			 
			 
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