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Yongin Mayor Lee Sang-il and Chmn. Jeffrey Mckay of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors in Northern Virginia pose after Yongin City signed a friendship city agreement with Fairfax County, Virginia on Jan. 13. (Photo: Yongin City) Yongin City, Gyeonggi-do, struck a friendship city agreement …
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Minister Ahn Duk-geun of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) and President Kang Kyung-sung of Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) listen to an explanation on products at “CES 2025 Innovation Forum” Showcase, which took place at COEX in Seoul on Jan. 23. (Photo: KOTRA)The…
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Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon presides over an emergency economy meeting designed to ease economic uncertainties, caused by the recent political unrest at Seoul City Hall on Dec. 10. (Photo: SMG)Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon said on Dec. 9 the Seoul Metropolitan Government will ensure and prioritize public safety…
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Minister Lim Sang-seop of Korea Forest Service (KFS). (Photos: KFS)Korea Forest Service (KFS) on Dec. 13 conducted a joint drill to extinguish bush fires in cooperation with 10 government agencies and related institutions at the Central Forest Disaster Situation Room in the case they occur simultane…
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President Kang Kyung-sung of Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency poses with prize winners at the World-Class Product Certificate Award Ceremony 2024 at Seoul Lotte Hotel on Nov. 19. (Photo: KOTRA)The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) and Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTR…
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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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The Korea Exchange held the 2026 Securities and Derivatives Market Opening Ceremony at its Seoul office building on Jan. 2, 2026. Chairman Jeong Eun-bo delivers his opening message. (Photo: KRX)The Korea Exchange (KRX) held the 2026 Securities and De…
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KDB Chairman Park Sang-jin delivers a New Year’s address at the 2026 business kick-off ceremony at the bank's headquarters in Seoul, on Jan. 2. (Photo: KDB)Park Sang-jin, chairman of Korea Development Bank (KDB), emphasized that 2026, the Year of th…
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Sung Dai-gou, CEO of Tongyang Life Insurance, poses for a photo with employees at the 2026 Leaders Vision Summit at the Human Resources Development Center on Dec. 18. (Photo: Tongyang Life Insurance)The Korea Federation of Banks (KFB) and six other f…
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Shinhan Bank President Jung Sang-hyuk presides over the Management Strategy Meeting for the First Half of 2026 at the bank’s main building in Seoul on Jan. 5. (Photo: Shinhan Bank)Shinhan Bank President and CEO Jung Sang-hyuk announced the bank’s s…
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