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			Chairman Kim Young-joo of Korea International Trade Association.(Photo: KITA)
Chairman Kim Young-joo of the Korea International Trade Association, said he will fight the wave of new protectionism in international trade with positive counter measures.
During his media interview on Nov. 16 at Coex i¡¦	
			 
			 
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			Dignitaries, including KEPCO President Cho Hwan-eik and LS Group Chairman Christopher Koo, attend a ceremony to dedicate the solar-ESS 28MW Hokkaido Chitose Solar Power Plant in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, on Oct. 26. (Photo: KEPCO)
Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) and LS Group joined forces in t¡¦			 
		 
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			KEPCO headquarters in Naju, Jeollanam-do. (Photos: KEPCO)KEPCO President Cho Hwan-eik.
Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) won the presidential grand prize in the 43rd National Quality Awards ceremony hosted by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) at COEX in Seoul on Nov. 8.
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			A night view of Hyundai Steel¡¯s No. 1 blast furnace in the Dangjin Steel Complex.(Photos: Hyundai Steel)Vice Chairman and CEO Woo Yoo-cheol of Hyundai Steel.
Hyundai Steel was given the honor as the Quality Management Excellence Enterprise at the 43rd National Quality Management Convention this ye¡¦			 
		 
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			Korea Gas Corp. and Korea Gas Safety Corp. signed an MOU recently on cooperation to work for the growth of the gas industry in Korea and SMEs.Kogas Gas Supply Headquarters Manager Chang Jin-seok holds a copy of an agreement providing for Kogas investment of $1.5 billion in a LNG plant in Yucatan Pen¡¦			 
		 
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			Officials from Korea Power Exchange as other public and private organizations participate in an emergency drill designed to cope with diverse disasters.
A drill involved the swift restoring of the power grid in accordance with the emergency response manual for the power sector through collabor¡¦			 
		 
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			Korea South-East Power Co. (KOEN) headquarters in Jinju, Gyeongsangnam-do.
Korea South-East Power Co. (KOEN) operates five power plant complexes, including the Yeongheung, Samcheonpo, Bundang, Yeongdong, and Yeosu Power complexes. The power company is charged with supplying 13.5 percent of the nati¡¦			 
		 
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			Officials of Korea East-West Power Co. gesture after EWP¡¯s 13 quality management circles won the presidential award and the MOTIE minister¡¯s prize at the 43rd National Quality Awards ceremony hosted by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) at COEX in Seoul on Nov. 8. (Photo: EWP).
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			Hong Jong-il, head of KEPCO KDN¡¯s management planning division, and his staff pose after KEPCO KDN was selected as one of ¡°2017 Excellent Quality Competitiveness Enterprises for the 7th consecutive year. (Photos: KEPCO KDN)Acting President Lim Soo-kyung of KEPCO KDN.
KEPCO KDN is contributing to ¡¦			 
		 
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			COMMAX Chairman & CEO Byun Bong-duk, one of the witnesses of the development of the Korean electronics industry.
COMMAX Chairman & CEO Byun Bong-duk is one of the witnesses of the development of the Korean electronics industry, which has come a long way to make Korea one of the world¡¯s IT ¡¦			 
		 
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				KB Financial Group Chairman Yang Jong-hee and Minister of Health and Welfare Jeong Eun-kyeong pose for a photo at the Business Agreement Ceremony to Address Child Care Issues at New KB Kookmin Bank Building in Yeouido on Oct. 2. (Photo: KB Financial ¡¦			 
			 
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				At an agreement signing ceremony at the headquarters of the Korean Veterans Association on Oct. 2, Hana Bank CEO Lee Ho-sung poses with Korea Veterans Association Chairman Shin Sang-tae. (Photo: Hana Bank)Hana Bank announced that it signed a memorand¡¦			 
			 
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				KODIT Chairman Choi Won-mok and trainees from seven countries pose for a commemorative photo at the SME Innovation Finance Capabilities Development Program at Front1 in Mapo-gu, Seoul on Sept. 19. (Photo: KODIT)Korea Credit Guarantee Fund (KODIT) ann¡¦			 
			 
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				Chairman Jin Ok-dong of Shinhan Financial Group. (Photos: Shinhan Financial Group)Shinhan Financial Group announced that it held the 2025 Shinhan Future¡¯s Lab Vietnam Demo Day at its Shinhan Vietnam Headquarters in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on Sept.¡¦			 
			 
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