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2024 Korea Fintech Week Kicks Off on August 27: 2024 Korea Fintech Week kicks off on August 27 with major fintech businesses, financial companies, related organizations, academic institutions, and foreign governments and organizations at Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) in Seoul. The expo will be held for three days between August 27 to 29 under the..; 2024.08.28

Busan hosts Int'l Geological Congress with 7,000 experts: The International Geological Congress on Aug. 26 was opened at the Busan Exhibition and Convention Center, or BEXCO, in Busan. (Yonhap News) By Israa Mohamed Experts from 121 countries have gathered in Busan for the world's most prestigious conference on geology. Known as "the geology Olympics," the..; 2024.08.28

Export growth hits 10 months, trade surplus streak reaches 14: The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy said exports through last month rose for the 10th consecutive month and the trade surplus posted its 14 straight month. Shown is Pier 7 of Busan New Port opened on April 5 in Changwon, Gyeongsangnam-do Province. By Gil Kyuyoung The nation's 10th consecutive..; 2024.08.28

12 strategic techs to get KRW 30T investment over 5 years: The Ministry of Science and ICT on Aug. 26 announced at a meeting of the Presidential Advisory Council on Science & Technology investment of KRW 30 trillion over five years in 12 national strategic technologies including artificial intelligence, semiconductors, cutting-edge bio and quantum. (iclicka..; 2024.08.28

Gov't think tank rebrands itself as trade security consultant: Minister for Trade Cheong Inkyo on Aug. 23 gives the welcoming speech at an event marking Trade and Security Day at COEX Mall in Seoul's Gangnam-gu District. (Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy) By Kim Seon Ah The Korea Security Agency of Trade and Industry (KOSTI), a think tank under the Minist..; 2024.08.28

‘Seoul ODA International Conference’ Designs Development Cooperation for Coming Generations - 17th Seoul ODA International Conference to be held under theme of 'Sustainable Development Cooperation for Future Generations': 1. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Minister: Cho Tae-yul) and the Korea International Cooperation Agency (President: Chang Won Sam, hereinafter KOICA) will co-host the 17th Seoul ODA* International Conference on Wednesday, September 4, at Lotte Hotel (Sogong-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul). * Official Develo..; 2024.08.27

Korean Export Group Visits Vietnam’s Agricultural Authorities and Holds Trade Show to Promote Bilateral Agricultural Trade: Sejong, 26 August 2024 — The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) of the Republic of Korea will dispatch a Korean export group of 15 agricultural input companies to Vietnam from 26 to 31 August to promote high-quality Korean agricultural input to local buyers and help expand thei..; 2024.08.27

Lee Mirinae is 1st Korean to win US Saroyan Prize for Writing: These are the covers of the novel "8 Lives of a Century-old Trickster" by Mirinae Lee. (Screen capture from Lee Mirinae's website) By Lee Jihae Author Mirinae Lee (Lee Mirinae) is the first Korean to win the William Saroyan International Prize for Writing of the U.S. for her novel "8 Lives of a Cent..; 2024.08.27

Emergency messaging service to be expanded to 5 languages: The Ministry of the Interior and Safety will add three languages -- Vietnamese, Thai and Japanese -- to its Emergency Ready App (pictured) to join English and Chinese. (Israa Mohamed) By Israa Mohamed Japanese, Thai and Vietnamese expats in the country from November can receive emergency text messag..; 2024.08.27

Domestically developed lung cancer drug gets US approval: Leclaza (component name lazertinib, aka Lazcluze in the U.S.), an anti-cancer drug developed by Yuhan Corp., has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as part of a first-line treatment with Johnson & Johnson's chemotherapy-free treatment Rybrevant (amivantamab). (Yuhan Corp.'s..; 2024.08.27

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