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Chairman Park Sung-taek of the Korea Federation of SMEs (KBIZ) speaks at an emergency meeting on a raise in the minimum wage on July 16.The Korea Federation of SMEs (KBIZ) requested a review of a decision to raise the minimum wage to next year to the Ministry of Employment and Labor Affairs (MOEL) o…
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KOTRA(사장 권평오)는 중국 후베이성(湖北省) 정부와 공동으로 27일 서울 중구 신라호텔에서 ‘한-중 후베이성 경제협력 세미나’를 개최했다. 권평오 KOTRA 사장이 인사말을 하고 있다．KOTRA(사장 권평오)는 중국 후베이성(湖北省) 정부와 공동으로 27일 서울 중구 신라호텔에서 ‘한-중 후베이성 경제협력 세미나’를 개…
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Deputy Prime Minister-Minister Kim Dong-yeon of the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MOEF), other economic ministers and local government heads gesture during their meeting at the Sejong Government Complex Convention Center on Aug. 8.Deputy Prime Minister-MOEF Minister Kim gives a speech during his …
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A scene from the international forum on universal health coverage and long-term care hosted jointly by the National Health Insurance Service, the National Health Security Office (NHSO) of Thailand and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)on Aug. 1 in Bangkok, Thailand.President Kim Yong-…
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Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon explains the “Gangbuk Development Plan” at the Gangbuk Culture Arts Hall on Aug. 19. (Photos: SMG)Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon announced policies to ensure balanced development of the capital with a focus on investments in “Gangbuk” north of the Han River. Mayor Park came …
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Minister Kim Jae-hyun of the Korea Forest Service (KFS) (Photo:KFS)Minister Kim Jae-hyun of the Korea Forest Service (KFS) called for the nurturing of forests, which absorb huge amounts of greenhouse gas carbon dioxide, the cause of global warming. In an article contributed to a vernacular economic …
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Commissioner Kim Kap-sup of the Gwangyang Bay Area Free Economic Zone Authority. The Gwangyang Bay Area Free Economic Zone Authority’s (GFEZA) Hadong Office convened a monthly meeting of the Hadong District Consultative Committee designed to attract investments into the Hadong District. Investment …
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A bird’s eye view of the Abdullah Smart City in Kuwait, the first smart city exported by Korea Land and Housing Corp.(LH)President Park Sang-woo of Korea Land and Housing Corp. (Photos: LH)Korea Land and Housing Corp. (LH) won the “A Prize” at the 2017 State-run Enterprise Evaluation, while its C…
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A committee on overhauling of the national pension holds a public hearing at the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry Building in Seoul on Aug. 17. (Photos: NPS)Chairman Kim Sung-joo of National Pension Service(NPS).Korea’s national pension is to be exhausted in 2057, three years earlier than ant…
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Strikes MOU on exporting “RailPlus” traffic cards with AL Solution President Oh Young-sik of the Korea Railroad Corp. (KORAIL)The Korea Railroad Corp. (KORAIL) will export its traffic card system to Karaganda, Kazakhstan, starting in December.To this end, the KORAIL signed an MOU on the exporting …
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LG Uplus CEO Hong Bum-shik delivers a key-note speech at MWC 2026 at Fira Gran Via in Barcelona, Spain, on March 2. (Photos: LG Uplus)LG Uplus presented a mid- and long-term vision in which the telecom service provider will become a global AI softwar…
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President Hong Beom-sik of LG Uplus. (Photos: LG Uplus)LG Uplus said on Oct. 23 that a paper on its in-house developed Generative AI technology “ixi-GEN” was recognized by EMNLP 2025, one of the world’s top natural language processing (NLP) confer…
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LG Uplus CISO and CPO Hong Kwan-hee explains security-first strategies at a meeting on security strategies at LG Uplus office building in Yongsan, Seoul, on July 29. (Photo: LG Uplus)LG Uplus has unveiled “U-Dok Pick AI,” combining a variety of AI …
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CEO Kim Young-shub of KT. (Photos: KT)KT said on June 12 that Palantir Chief Revenue Officer Ryan Taylor visited Korea and executives and staffers from both sides discussed the direction of specific strategies. Palantir is a software platform de…
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