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Prime Minister Han Duck-soo delivers a commemorative speech at the 50th National Quality Management Convention at COEX in Samseong-dong, Seoul, on Nov. 20. (Photo on the courtesy of the OPC)The 50th National Quality Management Convention took place at COEX in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, on Nov. 20. The …
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President Kim Tae-hyun of the National Pension Service (NPS) participates in a relay campaign to improve awareness of population issues at NPS headquarters in Jeonju on Nov. 27. (Photo: NPS)The number of recipients of the national pension scheme has surpassed 7 million. The milestone came 36 ye…
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President Ham Jin-gyu of Korea Expressway Corp. (KEC) (Photos: KEC)Korea Expressway Corp. (KEC) is constructing a so-called “K-expressway” in Türkiye. KEC is participating in a Korean consortium which has landed a 580 million won order to build and operate an expressway in Türkiye.KEC sa…
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Chmn. Lee Seong-hai of Korea National Railway (KR). (Photos: KR)The six railway construction projects being implemented in several parts of the nation are to be finished by the end of this year, ushering in a “New Railway Revival Era.” The Donghae-Jungbu Line, a 166.3 km-long railroad route c…
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President Jung Ki-suk of the National Health Insurance Service (NHIS).(Photos: NHIS)The National Health Insurance Service (NHIS) successfully wrapped up a symposium designed to share outcomes of the utilization of medical big data. The event took place at the International Conference Room of th…
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Hong Jin-bae, president of the IITP poses for a photo with Minister of Science and ICT Yoo Sang-im and Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon during a ceremony for the opening of the National AI Research Lab at the AI Hub in Seoul on Oct. 28. (Photo : SMG) Hong Jin-bae, president of the Institute of Informatio…
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President Byeon Jae-young of Ulsan Port Authority (UPA) delivers his inaugural speech at an inauguration ceremony at UPA on Nov. 25. (Photo: UPA)“Ulsan Port has grown to have an annual cargo handling capacity of 200 million tons as Korea’s largest industrial port since its opening in 1963,” Presi…
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President Hong Moon-pyo of Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation (aT). (Photos: aT)Korea Agro-Fisheries Trade Corp. (aT) announced that it successfully held the 2024 Ho Chi Minh K-Food Fair in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, from Oct. 17 to Oct. 20. The goal was to expand Korean agri-foo…
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President Song Byeong-eok of Sudokwon Landfill Site Management Corp. (SLC) (Photos: SLC)Sudokwon Landfill Site Management Corp. (SLC) was presented with the environment minister’s award as the best treatment facility in the categories of landfill and organic waste resources facilities at the 2024 e…
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Tens of thousands of people, carrying candles and pickets, take to the street in front of the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul, to protest against President Yoon Suk-yeol’s issuing of martial law and demand President Yoon to step down from his presidency. (Photo by Yoon Suk-yong)National Assembl…
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A 380MW gas turbine developed and produced by Doosan Enerbility. (Photo: Doosan Enerbility)On October 13, Doosan Enerbility announced that it had signed an agreement with a prominent U.S. technology company to provide two units of Doosan’s 380MW gas…
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HD Hyundai Oil Bank supplies sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to Korean Air’s international flights to Japan. To the refinery, it is the first entry to the Korean SAF market. HD Hyundai Oil Bank said on Sept. 22 the refinery struck a contract wi…
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Jang Si-ho, head of KPX Jeju Headquarters poses with Suh Yong-seok, chief of KIER’s Jeju Global Research Center as the two institutions struck an MOU on joint research and commercialization of new energy industries and demand management technologies…
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Chairman Kim Seung-youn of Hanwha Business Group. (Photos: Hanwha Group)Hanwha celebrated the 73rd anniversary on Oct. 9. In his commemorative speech, Chmn. Kim Seung-youn of Hanwha Group said, “Our goal now is to be a global leader, and we hav…
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