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The 6th-term Energy Committee, inaugurated by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, holds the 22nd meeting on major energy policies for the year 2021 on Feb. 22. (Photo: MOTIE)A deadly winter storm that caused massive blackouts in Texas serves as a reminder that extreme events could easily ove…
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Kim Yoon-tae, a doctor with Nexon Children’s Rehabilitation Hospital receives a vaccine shot against COVID-19 at Seoul Mapo Health Center on Feb. 26 as President Moon Jae-in and Commissioner Jeong Eun-kyeong of Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency look on. (Photos on the courtesy of Cheong W…
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Minister Sung Yun-mo of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) (Photos: MOTIE)The government is pulling out all the stops to raise exports by 8.6 percent this year over the previous year, which would make Korea a top-four export power. Korea aims to leverage its expertise in the hydrogen…
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Minister Kwon Chil-seung of the Ministry of SMEs and Startups (MSS) holds a meeting with SME businessmen, including Chairman Kim Ki-moon of Korea Federation of SMEs (KBIZ), at the KBIZ headquarters in Yeouido, Seoul, on Feb. 17. (Photo: MSS)Minister Kwon Chil-seung of the Ministry of SMEs and Startu…
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Minister Hwang Hee of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST). (Photos: MCST)Minister Hwang Hee of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) held a meeting with representatives from the travel industry at the Seoul Center of the Korea Tourism Organization on Feb. 16 and discussed…
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Gyeongsangbuk-do Gov. Lee Cheol-woo announces “E.A.S.T Plan” on the green economy on the East Coast at a press briefing at Gyeongsangbuk-do Dongbu Building on March 3. (Photos: Gyeongsangbuk-do provincial govt.)Gyeongsangbuk-do Gov. Lee Cheol-woo has set the province’s new task at “a great shift…
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Minister Park Jong-ho of Korea Forest Service (KFS) announces a plan to plant 3 billion trees in Korea and abroad with the goal of reducing 34 million tons of carbon during the 76th Arbor Day. (Photos: KFS)Korea Forest Service (KFS) is working on a long-term project to plant 3 billion trees in Korea…
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Dignitaries, including Minister Kwon Chil-seung of the Ministry of SMEs and Startups, Incheon Mayor Park Nam-choon, Commissioner Lee Won-jae of the Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority, and Chairman Cho Yong-byoung of Shinhan Financial Group participate in a ceremony to open Incheon Startup Park on …
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Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun and members of the Saemangeum Committee including Jeollabuk-do Gov. Song Ha-jin, discuss pending issues at the 2t5th committee meeting at Jeollabuk-do provincial government building on Feb. 24. (Photo: Prime Minister's Secretariat) Administrator Yang Chung-mo of the Sae…
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<‘분산형 물 공급 시스템 시범사업 업무협약’을 체결한 박재현 한국수자원공사 사장(왼쪽)과 세종특별자치시 이춘희 시장(가운데), 한국물기술인증원 민경석 원장(오른쪽)(2021년 3월 9일, 세종특별자치시 시청)>한국수자원공사(사장 박재현)는 3월 9일 세종특별자치시에서 시민들의 먹는 물 신뢰회복과 음용…
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Chairman Kim Ki-moon of Korea Federation of Small and Medium Business (KBIZ) poses with President & CEO Mohammad Ali Rashed Lootah of Dubai Chambers after they discussed ways of promoting exchanges and cooperation at Dubai Chambers on Feb. 7. (Ph…
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Amorepacific Group logged 4,259.9 billion won in sales and 249.3 billion won in operating profit last year. The figures represent a 5.9 percent year-on-year rise and a 64 percent year-on-year jump compared to 2023. The high growth rate of t…
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A view of the redesigned Genesis GV60 whose sale was launched in Korea on March 6. (Photo: Hyundai Motor)Sales of the redesigned Genesis GV60 in Korea started on March 6, showcasing more power and state-of-the-art luxury features.It’s the first time…
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A view of “Bibigo Yugjeubgadeug Mandu,” stuffed with chunks of meat and vegetables, and products of the instant rice brand “Hetbahn Sotbahn,” released by CJ Cheiljedang. (Photos: CJ Cheiljedang)CJ Cheiljedang released “Bibigo Yugjeubgadeug Mandu…
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