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Yun Seog-dae, president of K-water, delivers a congratulatory speech at the opening ceremony of Korea International Water Week at EXCO in Daegu on Sept. 9. (Photo: K-water)Korea Water Resources Development Corporation (K-water) announced that it showcased its cutting-edge water technologies and expa…
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KR Chairman Lee Young-seok poses with participants at the 2026 Southeast Asia Committee (KRSAC) meeting in Singapore on July 30. (Photo: KR)Korean Register (KR) successfully hosted two key events in Singapore from July 29 to 30: the 2026 Technical Seminar and Singapore Annual Reception on July 29, f…
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Busan Mayor Jun Jae-soo. (Photos: Busan Metropolitan City Government)Busan Mayor Jun Jae-soo revealed his roadmap to remake Busan into a “maritime capital of the nation” to spearhead an era of “New Arctic Shipping Routes”, a huge opportunity for the metropolitan city.Mayor Jun took office on Jul…
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President Lee Jae-myung toasts with Samsung Electronics Chmn. Lee Jay-yong, Hyundai Motor Group Chmn. Chung Eui-sun, SK Group Chmn. Chey Tae-won, Chmn. Lee Hae-jin of Naver’s Borad of Directors, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Science and ICT Bae Kyung-hoon, President Rani Borcar of Microsoft…
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President of Song Sang-keun of the Busan Port Authority (BPA). (Photos: BPA)The Busan Port Authority (BPA) participated in 2026 IAPH-KMI Forum in Tokyo on July 27 and presented its strategies to make Busan Port a digitalized smart port. The forum was hosted by the International Association of P…
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A poster to publicize a national briefing session on the three mega projects “for Korea’s Great Leap Forward” at the State Guest House of the Cheong Wa Dae on June 29. (Photo on the courtesy of the Office of the President)The Korean government will aggressively push forward with large-scale mega …
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Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon delivers his inaugural address during the 40th Seoul Mayor’s inauguration ceremony at Seoul City Hall on July 1.On the first day of his fifth term in office, Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon again brought up ‘youth’ as the key keyword for his administration in his inaugural address.&…
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Min Hyung-bae, mayor of Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City, takes the oath of office at Main Assembly Hall of the City Council in Muan on July 1. (Photo: Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City)Min Hyung-bae, went down in history as the first mayor of Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan Ci…
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Gyeongju Mayor Joo Nak-young explains the direction of city administration, including growth strategies to lead the future of Gyeongju and a vision for the next four years, in a meeting with reporters at Alcheon Hall in Gyeongju City Hall on July 15.Gyeongju Mayor Joo Nak-young stressed attracting S…
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President Choi Mu-yeol of Korea Forestry Promotion Institute poses with ranking officials of the Kyrgyz Republic, which attend an invitational, educational program, designed to ramp up forestry restoration and disaster response capabilities from June 29 and July 5. (Photo: KOFPI)Korea Forestry Promo…
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Samsung SDS President Lee June-hee delivers a key-note speech under the theme “The REAL Path to Enterprise AX” at the enterprise AX conference “REAL Summit 2026” at COEX in Samseong-dong, Seoul, on Sept. 8.Samsung SDS is venturing into the robot …
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Hong Jin-bae, President of Institute of Information & Communications Technology Planning & Evaluation (IITP). (Photos: IITP)The Institute of Information & communications Technology Planning & Evaluation (IITP) said on March 23 that it…
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President Ryu Seok-hyun of the Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials (KIMM) delivers a speech at a ceremony to celebrate the 50th anniversary of its founding at KIMM head office in Daejeon on April 14.The Korea Institute of Machinery & Mat…
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President Oh Sang-Rok of the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST).Rhee Hyun-Ku, former Special Adviser to President for Science and Technology and former-President of the Korean Academy of Science and Technology.Rhee, Hyun-Ku, former Spec…
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