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Kim Yun-duk, minister of land, infrastructure and transport, delivers a commemorative speech at a ceremony to celebrate the 2026 anniversary of Road Day at the Construction Hall in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, on July 7. (Photo: MOLIT)Yoo Jung-hoon, chairman of the Korea Road Association and president of Kore…
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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Koo Yun-cheol presides over a related ministers’ taskforce meeting on managing of general prices at the Seoul Government Complex on July 24 in which he said Korea will likely see its national economy grow at 3 percent this year and its per c…
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Park Se-woong speaks about the ETRI’s future in his inaugural ceremony. (Photos: ETRI)Park Se-woong took office as the 11th President of the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI). Park is an ICT expert who has led research, education, and industry-academia-research collaborat…
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Joo Yong-tae (fourth from left), head of Seoul Water, poses for a photo with participants in the 2026 Seoul Waterworks Workshop. (Photos: Seoul Metropolitan Government)From May 18 to May 28, the Seoul Metropolitan Government invited water officials from 10 cities in eight countries, including East T…
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President Kang Yong-seok of Korea Marine Environment Management Corp. (KOEM)Korea Marine Environment Management Corporation (KOEM) announced that prior to the full-scale removal of spartina in Garorim Bay, it held a briefing to enhance local residents’ understanding of the project and establish a c…
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Minister Hwang Jong-woo of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF) speaks at the 31st Ocean Day Ceremony at Korea Maritime and Ocean University in Yeongdo-gu, Busan on May 27.The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF) announced that it held the 31st Ocean Day Ceremony at Korea Maritime and Ocean …
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(top, from left) Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon, Busan Mayor Jeon Jae-soo, Gyeonggi-do Gov. Choo Mi-ae and Daegu Mayor Choo Kyung-ho. (middle, from left) Incheon Mayor Park Chan-dae, Gyeongsangbuk-do Gov. Lee Cheol-woo and Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City Mayor Min Hyung-bae, and Jeollabuk-do …
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On May 20, the IFEZ Authority holds a meeting for the Songdo International Eco Center Project at Songdo G Tower. (Photo: IFEZ)The Incheon Free Economic Zone (IFEZ) Authority announced that it held a meeting of the Songdo International Eco Center Project Task Force (TF) at Songdo G Tower on May 20, w…
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President Sagong-myeong of the Korea Railroad Research Institute (KRRI) poses with President Kim Bok-hwan of Korea Overseas Infrastructure & Urban Development Corporation (KIND) after they struck an MOU to cooperate on the exploration of overseas railway projects at KRRI headquarters in Uiwang, …
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President of Song Sang-keun of the Busan Port Authority (BPA). (Photos: BPA)Busan Port Authority (BPA) said on May 28 that it completed the development of an AI chatbot for port construction using AI functions and it will be put into operation starting June. According to BPA, introducing AI was…
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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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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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