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Lee Dae-hyun, chief of the Seoul Waterworks Authority.Lee Dae-hyun was appointed to be the head of Seoul Waterworks Authority in the Seoul Metropolitan Government’s reshuffle, conducted on Aug. 12. Lee, born in Naju in 1964, graduated from Busan Mechanics Engineering High School and Konkuk Uni…
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The Overall Subcommittee, a consulting body for the national power supply master plan, announced a working-level version of the 10th national power supply master plan on Aug. 30, calling for raising the nation’s nationally determined contribution (NDC) of nuclear power by 8.9 percentage points and …
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Rep. Yang Hyang-ja, chair of the ruling People Power Party’s “Special Committee Designed to Ramp Up Competitiveness of Semiconductor Industry,” announces outcomes of the committee’s activities at a news conference at the National Assembly on Aug. 2. (Photo: People Power Party) The ruling Pe…
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1st Vice Minister Jang Young-jin of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, head of a Korean delegation, presents a plan to attract the Expo to Busan Secretary General Dimitri S. Kerkentzes of BIE at the BIE Secretariat based in Paris on Sept. 1. (Photo: MOTIE)The Korean government and the priva…
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Chungcheongbuk-do Gov. Kim Young-hwan, Jincheon County Mayor Song Ki-seop and President Kim Jong-sup of EcoPro HN pose for a group photo session after Jincheon struck a deal of investing 350 billion won with EcoPro HN on Sept. 14. (Photo: Jincheon County)Jincheon Mayor Song Ki-seop, former administr…
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President Kim Jae-gyun of the Ulsan Port Authority (UPA) and UPA officials looks at facilities of Ulsan Port to brace for the arrival of this year’s 11th Typhoon Hinnamnorr on Sept. 5. (Photos: UPA) The Ulsan Port Authority (UPA) said on Aug. 26 the authority saw cargo volumes surge to 18.65 m…
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President Kim Woong-seo of KIOST. (Photos: KIOST)The Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST) revealed the outcome of recent research which showed that partial hydrolysis of agarase, isolated from a marine microorganism, contains the decomposition of hyaluronic acid, which is effectiv…
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Chairman Choi Chang-ho of the National Forestry Cooperative Federation (NFCF) poses with Kazuhisa Nakazaki, chairman of the National Federation of the Forest Owners’ Cooperative Associations of Japan after they signed an MOU to revitalize the management of private forests in Tokyo on Aug. 25.The Na…
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A poster to promote Smart GEO Expo 2022, Asia’s largest geospatial information industry technology exchange exposition, to be held at KINTEX in Goyang, Gyeonggi-do Nov. 2 to 4. (Photos: LX)LX will hold Smart GEO Expo 2022, Asia’s largest geospatial information industry technology exchange expositi…
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KÜS executives experience the demonstrating of future car inspection test-bed at the Korea Automobile Testing Research Institute (KATRI).Executives of KÜS, a German automobile inspection institution, including CEO Peter Schuler, visited the Korea Transportation Safety Authority (TS) to ram…
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President Lee Jae-keun of KB Bank. (Photos: KB Bank)KB Kookmin Bank topped the commercial bank category at the 2024 National Customer Satisfaction Index (NCSI) for the eighteen time, and for the 10th consecutive year. The achievement is owed to …
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U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump delivers a victory speech at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in Florida on Nov. 6. (Photos on the courtesy of Donald Trump’s campaign)Former U.S. President Donald Trump, who won in a sweepi…
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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Choi Sang-mok. (Photo: MOEF)A Korean delegation, led by Deputy Prime Minister Choi Sang-mok, will participate in the 24th Annual Meeting of the Boards of Governors of the International Monetar…
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Chairman Lee Jay-yong of Samsung Electronics. (Photos: Samsung Electronics)Samsung Electronics is to release Galaxy S24 FE (Fan Edition) in Korea on Nov. 1. The upcoming edition employs all AI functions available from Galaxy S24, but its release…
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