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Dignitaries, including Minister Kwon Chil-seung of the Ministry of SMEs and Startups (MSS), Co-Chairman Ahn Sung-woo of COMEUP 2021 Organizing Committee, and Cédric O, Secretary of State for the Digital Sector attend a ceremony to open COMEUP 2021 at Dongdaemun Design Plaza in Seoul on Nov. 17.…
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Minister Kim Hyeon-soo of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. (Photo: MAFRA)The nation saw agro-fishery exports surpass $10 billion, a record high. The achievement is the most since 1971 when export statistics began to be managed. Cumulative exports surged to $10.13 billion as …
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Administrator Lee Sang-hoon of Korea Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS) and Chairman Kang Myung-soo of Korean Standards Association (KSA) participate in the 47th National Quality Management Convention at COEX in Seoul on Nov. 8. (Photos: KATS)Korea Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS),…
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New Administrator Park Byung-hong of Rural Development Administration (RDA).New Administrator Park Byung-hong of the Rural Development Administration (RDA) delivered his inaugural speech as he took office as the 30th administrator at RDA in Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do, on Dec. 6. He said, “We have to…
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KOCIS Director Park Jung-youl delivers a congratulatory speech in a ceremony in honor of the KOCIS’ 50th anniversary at the KOCIS Center in Jung-gu, Seoul on December 15. Since its establishment as an overseas public information center under the Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism o…
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A marketer pitches for the Korean produced strawberry brand “Maehyang” at a Thai mart. (Photo: MAFRA)Global grain prices are on the rise, and concern over the agricultural export industry is mounting as stable food supply becomes ever more essential. “K-agriculture,” exporting Korean-grown …
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President Yu Jeong-yeol of Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) gives his opening speech at an ceremony to open the 2021 Korea BuyKOREA Digital Trade Show. (Photos: KOTRA)The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE), Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) and the Associatio…
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President Lee Kang-oh of Korea Forestry Promotion Institute (KoFPI). (Photos: KoFPI)Lee Kang-oh, the president of Korea Forestry Promotion Institute (KoFPI), said “As KoFPI is celebrating the 10th anniversary next year and relocating to Daejeon soon enough, we are preparing ‘Daejeon Era’ with the…
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President Cha Min-sik of the Yeosu Gwangyang Port Authority (YGPA) attends a ceremony to sign an MOU on the introduction of hydrogen-powered yard tractors with SK E&S, Capacity, GWCT and KIT on Dec. 10. The Yeosu Gwangyang Port Authority (YGPA) has established the 3rd “YGPA-type” New Deal…
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People make a VR tour to the Sudokwon Landfill site via a kiosk. (Photos: SLC)Sudokwon Landfill Site Management Corp. (SLC) is operating a pilot program in which people can tour the landfill via a VR format for two weeks from Dec. 1 and Dec. 14. People can look at how to treat garbage according…
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Jin Ok-dong, chairman of Shinhan Financial Group and Jung Sang- hyeok, president of Shinhan Bank poses for a photo with Lee Chan-jin, governor of the Financial Supervisory Service, Ryu Je-myeong, second vice minister of science and ICT and Kim Young-…
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Park Sang-jin, chairman of KDB poses for a photo with Lee Eok-won, chairman of the FSC, Jang Jae-hoon, vice chairman of Hyundai Motor Group, Jang Min-young, president of IBK, Hwang Ki-yeon, president of Korea Eximbank and Kang Seung-jun, chairman of …
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Hwang Ki-yeon, president of Korea Eximbank poses for a photo with Rosan Roeslani, CEO of Danantara Sovereign Wealth Fund after signing an MOU in the presence of Korean President Lee Jae-myung and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto at Chung Wa Dae …
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KAMCO President Jeong Jeong-hoon delivers a speech during KAMCO’s 64th anniversary ceremony at KAMCO Maru at the Busan International Financial Center (BIFC) on April 6. (Photo: KAMCO)Korea Asset Management Corporation (KAMCO) held a commemorative ce…
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