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A view of the 3rd policy committee meeting on foreign direct investment (FDI) in which officials of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) huddled with officials from 17 metropolitan province and cities as well as free economic zone authorities at Seoul Peyto Hotel on Sept. 6. (Photos: M¡¦
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Speaker Moon Hee-sang.Speaker Moon Hee-sang declared the opening of the first plenary session in the second half of the 20th National Assembly with a call for making the parliament gain public trust on Sept. 3. Speaker Moon noted that 10,600 measures out of a total of about 14,000 bills submitted to¡¦
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A view of Korea Institute of Ceramic Engineering and Technology (KICET) headquarters in Jinju, Gyeongsangnam-do. (Photos: KICET)KICET President Yoo Kwang-soo.Korea Institute of Ceramic Engineering and Technology (KICET) is making all-out efforts to build a new center for the ceramic industry and cer¡¦
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President Lee Hak-soo. (Photo: K-water)As of Dec. 31, 2017, K-water was engaged in 12 overseas projects in 10 countries. Given the company¡¯s diverse activities, K-water operates under several regulations including the K-water Act, the Water Supply and Waterworks Installation Act, the Act on Constru¡¦
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Officials at the Office of Waterworks at the Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) pose for the camera with Arisu bottles. (Photos: Office of Waterworks at SMG)The Office of Waterworks at the Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG), established in 1989, is out to accomplish a vision of becoming a ¡°tasty ¡¦
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President Moon Jae-in shakes hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un during their summit talks at Panmunjom on April 7. (Photo on the courtesy of Cheong Wa Dae)U.S. President Donald Trump.As South Korean President Moon Jae-in is set to hold an inter-Korean summit in Pyongyang from Sept. 18 to 20,¡¦
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The government approved next year¡¯s budget of 470.5 trillion won, up 9.7 percent over last year. The budget proposal calls for another 23.5 trillion won in spending, a whopping 22 percent jump in the job creation sector. A cabinet meeting presided over by President Moon Jae-in on Aug. 28 gave the g¡¦
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Chairman Choi Jong-gu of Financial Services Commission delivers his speech at a ceremony to celebrate the 21st anniversary of the Capital Market Research Institute on Sept. 4 at Conrad Hotel in Seoul. (Photo: FSC)Chairman Choi Jong-gu of the Financial Services Commission (FSC) said he will aim for d¡¦
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LG Chem CEO and Vice Chmn. Shin Hak-cheol and Sinopec Chmn. Hou Qijun applaud as both sides signed a deal to jointly develop core materials of the sodium-ion battery at LG Twin Tower in Yeouido, Seoul, Oct. 30. (Photo: LG Chem)LG Chem is joining forc¡¦
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Vice Chairman & CEO Kim Jung-soo of Samyang Foods. (Photos: Samyang Foods)Samyang Foods, once a Korean ramen pioneer and legend, is making a splash in the global ramen market with Buldak Ramen, a spicy ramen brand. Buldak Ramen has establish¡¦
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Dignitaries, including Chmn. Shin Dong-bin of Lotte Group and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, applaud as they participated in a ceremony to dedicate a petrochemical plant, dubbed ¡°Lotte Chemical New Ethylene (LINE),¡± in Cilegon on the island¡¦
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Chairman & CEO Choi Jin-shik of the Federation of Middle Market Enterprises of Korea (FOMEK), Minister for Trade Yeo Han-koo and Malaysian Amb. to Korea Dato' Mohd Zamruni bin Khalid pose with other attendees at speaking at ¡°2025 MME Internation¡¦
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