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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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President Lee Jae-myung poses with business leaders from Korea and Chile, including Chmn. Lee Woo-hyun of OCI Holdings, concurrently chairman of the Korean-Chilean Business Cooperation Committee, Chmn. Jang In-hwa of POSCO Holdings, Chmn. Koo Ja-eun …
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LS ELECTRIC Executive Vice President Lee Chung-hee and Steve Nelson, Mayor of Cedar City, pose wit others at a ground-breaking ceremony for the expansion of the company’s key local production hub, LS ELECTRIC Utah Inc., in Cedar City, Utah, on June …
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Chairman Chey Tae-won of the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) delivers a speech at an opening session of the 49th Jeju Forum hosted by KCCI on July 15. (Photo: KCCI)Chairman Chey Tae-won of the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCC…
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Chang In-hwa, CEO of POSCO HOLDINGS, Sajjan Jindal, Chairman of JSW Group, Lee Hee-geun, President of POSCO, and Jayant Acharya, CEO of JSW Steel, participate in a ceremony in which POSCO signed a joint venture agreement with JSW Steel, India’s lead…
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