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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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Dignitaries, including Minister Kim Sung-hwan of the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment (MCEE), Mayor Min Hyung-bae of Gwangju-Jeonnam Integrated Special Metropolitan City, President Lee Young-jo Korea Midland Power Co. (KOMIPO) pose at a gr…
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GS Caltex CEO Hur Sae-hong. (Photos: GS Caltex)GS Caltex released its 2025 Sustainability Report, containing the company’s achievements in the ESG sector during 2025. The latest sustainability report is the 21st that GS Caltex has published sin…
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President Lee Jung-bok of Korea Western Power (KOWEPO) and other KOWEPO managers, such as department heads or higher, participate in “One Heart Workshop,” which took place at Benikia Hotel in Seosan, Chungcheongnam-do, from July 10 to 11. (Photo: K…
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President Kang Yong-seok of Korea Marine Environment Management Corp. (KOEM)Korea Marine Environment Management Corp. (KOEM) has converted a three-decade-plus old-plus ship into an eco-friendly, hybrid one designed to support safe port travel to redu…
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