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2nd Vice Mayor Kim Hak-jin of the Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) speaks at the International Urban Resilience Forum Seoul 2020 held virtually on Dec. 9. (Photos: SMG)The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) held the International Urban Resilience Forum Seoul 2020 virtually on Dec. 9. The forum w…
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Minister Park Jong-ho of Korea Forest Service (KFS) inspects efforts to combat a wildfire in Goseong, Gangwon-do, on May 2. (Photo: KFS)Korea Forest Service (KFS), learning the lessons of a disaster-level wildfire on the East Coast in April 2019, has established a new 2020 comprehensive wildfire cou…
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Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun speaks at a ceremony to sign an investment deal involving a consortium, led by SK, at the Sasemangeum Convention Center in Gunsan, Jeollabuk-do, on Nov. 24. (Photos: SDIA)With the opening of Saemanguem’s east-west road, the development of the reclamation area in Jeolla…
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President Yoon Tae-jin of Korea Institute for Food Industry Cluster gives a speech at an on-line FOODPOLIS Industry Symposium on the aging-friendly food industry on Nov. 26.Two tenant companies of FOODPOLIS, a new industrial cluster being built in Iksan, Jeollabuk-do, obtained Good Manufacturing Pra…
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President Kim In-sik of Korea Rural Community Corp. (KRC) (Photos: KRC)Korea Rural Community Corp. (KRC) held a ceremony to mark the 112th anniversary at KRC headquarters in Naju, Jeollanam-do, held on Dec. 8. At the event, it announced “KRC Agro-Fishery Community New Deal” to implement innovative…
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President Moon Jae-in poses with winner of the Order of Industrial Service Merit, including Samsung Electronics President Kim Hyun-suk at a ceremony to mark the 57th Trade Day at COEX on Dec. 8. (Photos on the courtesy of Cheong Wa Dae website)Korea is predicted to see exports surpass $500 billion t…
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President Kwon Pyung-oh Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA).Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) has announced a roster of 817 Korean-made world-class products for 2020 and their 938 companies in cooperation with the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE).The number of…
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President Kim Jung-hwan of Korea Industrial Complex Corp. (KICOX) speaks at a ceremony to celebrate the 2020 Industrial Complex Day in KICOX headquarters in Daegu on Nov. 12. (Photo: KICOX)The government approved revisions of the act on the facilitating of industrial clusters and the establishing of…
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Kim Hak-kyu, chairman of the Korea Real Estate Board. (Photos: Korea Real Estate Board)The Korea Appraisal Board held an official launching ceremony at its headquarters in Daegu on Dec. 10, proclaiming Korea Real Estate Board as its new name. The Korea Real Estate Board surveys and manages real esta…
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President Nam Ki-chan of Busan Port Authority. Busan Port Authority established a “BPA New Deal” action plan to realize sustainable development of Busan Port in the post-COVID-19 pandemic and 4th Industrial Revolution era in accordance with the government’s comprehensive Korean New Deal policies.…
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A view of LG Chem’s Pavilion at K 2025, the world’s premier trade fair for plastics and rubber, which took place from Oct. 8 to Oct. 15 in Düsseldorf, Germany. (Photo: LG Chem)LG Chem announced on Sept. 29 that it has completed the development…
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POSCO INTERNATIONAL CEO Lee Kye-In, Opole Province Governor Monika Jurek, and South Korean Ambassador to Poland Tae attend a ceremony to dedicate a drive motor core plant in Brzeg, Opole Province, Poland on Oct. 1. (Photo: POSCO INTERNATIONAL)POSCO I…
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Samsung Electronics Chmn. Lee Jae-yong shakes hands with Open AI CEO Sam Altman at Samsung Electronics Building in Seocho-dong, Seoul, after signing an LOI to build key infrastructure for global AI on Oct. 1. (Photo: Samsung Electronics)Samsung Elect…
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LS Group Chmn. Koo Ja-eun listens to a presentation as a mentor at the new business idea category while attending the LS Future Day that took place at LS Tower in Anyang, Gyeonggi-do, on Sept. 26.LS Group is making waves in foreign markets amid globa…
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