SEOUL, May 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Business leaders of South Korea and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Tuesday discussed ways to enhance economic cooperation and develop business partnerships in new industries, such as clean energy and ICT, a major business lobby here said. The Korea-UAE Business Forum, held in Seoul during the state visit [...]
SEOUL, May 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Ministerial level representatives of 28 countries and international organizations on Wednesday adopted a joint statement calling for the advancement of the safety, innovation and inclusivity of artificial intelligence (AI) technology in a global AI summit, Seoul’s science ministry said. The Seoul Ministerial Statement includes South Korea’s vision on AI and semiconductor technologies aimed at developing low-power [...]
SEJONG, May 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s industry ministry said Wednesday it has shared ideas with Indonesia on expanding bilateral cooperation in the development of a stable supply chain for key minerals. Industry Minister Ahn Duk-geun met with Airlangga Hartarto, the coordinating minister for economic affairs of Indonesia, in Seoul to discuss ways to [...]
WASHINGTON, May 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The United States expressed condolences Monday over the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in a recent helicopter crash, which Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin portrayed as “very unfortunate.” Matthew Miller, the spokesperson for the State Department, issued a condolence message after the helicopter carrying the president and Iran’s top [...]
SEOUL, May 20 (Korea Bizwire) — A global summit on artificial intelligence (AI) to be co-hosted by South Korea and Britain this week will present global AI governance principles to foster innovation, safety and inclusivity, the two nations’ leaders said Monday. In a joint opinion article, President Yoon Suk Yeol and British Prime Minister Rishi [...]
WASHINGTON, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Officials of the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) expressed expectations for greater space cooperation with South Korea on Thursday, as the two countries are widening the scope of their alliance beyond its longstanding security focus. Mark Clampin, NASA’s astrophysics division director, and John Wisniewski, a NASA scientist [...]
SEOUL, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s trade industry said Thursday it has agreed with the United States to launch an electronic certification system (eCERT) for the export and import processing of steel products. The agreement will connect the eCERT, operated by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, with the Korea Iron & Steel [...]
SEOUL, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s industry ministry said Thursday it has agreed with Chile to seek broader ties in the supply chain of key minerals crucial to cutting-edge industries, including batteries. The agreement was reached with the Chilean Ministry of Mining during a meeting held in Santiago earlier this week to discuss a [...]
SEOUL, May 13 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea and Cuba have officially kicked off discussions on opening a Cuban diplomatic mission in Seoul, the foreign ministry said Monday. Mario Alzugaray Rodriguez, deputy head of mission of the Embassy of Cuba in China, arrived in Seoul the previous day to discuss with officials at the ministry [...]
SEOUL, May 13 (Korea Bizwire) — The chief of the state arms procurement agency has held talks with Malaysia’s defense minister on ways to expand arms industry cooperation, his office said Monday, amid Seoul’s drive to clinch more defense deals with Southeast Asian countries. Seok Jong-gun, minister of the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA), met [...]