By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young KAITUS Technology (KAITUS), a company specializing in AI (Artificial Intelligence) based anti-drone total solution, has signed an exclusive domestic contract and overseas sales agreement with Altaeros, the world's first unmanned Aerostat manufacturer, to enter the airship market. Altaeros was founded as an engineering startup at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 2010, and has been steadily accumulating technology based on the judgment that solving the inherent problems of Aerostat could lead to a wide variety of applications through various a
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young Governor Kim Jin-tae of Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province met with EU Ambassador to Korea Maria Castillo Fernandez at the Pyeongchang Olympic Memorial Hall in Gangwon Province on Jan. 27. "Thank you for coming to this Olympic event after the 2023 World Forest Expo," said Governor Kim. "If EU ambassadors from 26 countries visit Gangwon Province in the second half of this year, we will prepare abundantly for them to experience the nature and culture of Gangwon Province." "Of the more than 1,800 athletes participating in the Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olymp
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young Kia has successfully concluded its participation at the 2024 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas (January 9-12), where the brand presented its Platform Beyond Vehicle (PBV) future strategy. Kia received two prestigious awards at CES for its five PBV concept models, and its multi-phase plan to revolutionize the mobility industry while helping to advance Hyundai Motor Group’s ambitions in software-defined everything (SDx), including robotics, Advanced Air Mobility (AAM), and autonomous driving. Digital Trends hailed Kia’s vision for future mobility wit
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Jon-young President Yoon Suk-yeol visited Uijeongbu First Market, Gyeonggi Province's representative traditional market, on Jan. 25 to encourage merchants who are facing difficulties due to the recent recession and winter cold snap, and to listen to their stories. Upon his arrival, a large number of citizens and merchants welcomed President Yoon with chants of "Yoon Suk-yeol cheers," to which the President responded with a handshake and New Year's greetings. Along with the president and Minister of SMEs and Startups Oh Young-joo, the president walked around various sto
By Lee Jon-young SG Gold Group held a commemorative event at the Ellina Hotel in Nonhyeon-dong, Seoul on Jan. 29, 2024, inviting employees and stakeholders of the Group and its subsidiaries to report on the business performance of the year 2023 and announce the business plan for the new year 2024. SG Gold Group reported on its achievements over the past two years, stating that it has been striving to enhance the group's brand value through its own events, sponsorships and collaborations with external organizations, and has been building and expanding its business network at home and abroad thr
By Lee Jon-young Chairman Lee Jon-young of the Bukgwan Victory Monument (Bukgwandaecheopbi) National Movement Central Committee (Star who saved the country, General Jeong Mun-bu) will exhibit the stele for the victory in battle at the northern frontier by General Jeong Mun-bu from January 24, 2024, in the first-floor lobby of Doosan We’ve Building located at 81 Sambong-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul. The stele reproduces the 420-year history of the Bukgwan Victory Monument, which was looted by the Japanese in 1592 during the Imjin War, and returned to its hometown in North Korea after 100 years. Jeong M
By Lee Jon-young President Yoon Suk-yeol attended a pre-Games reception for the Ganwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Gangneung, South Korea, where he met with IOC President Thomas Bach and greeted IOC members on Jan. 19. The President first talked with Bach, wishing him success for the Games and discussing sports. "Sport is not only important for the well-being of the human community, but it is also key to building a nation's industry and capacity," the President said, referring to the book 'The British Empire was born on an Eton School soccer field'. "For the future of the country, the r
By Lee Jon-young Hanwha Life President and CGO Kim Dong-won attended the Davos Forum in Switzerland from January 15 to 19, and had a time of active exchange and cooperation with global financial industry leaders. Hanwha Life's global field management is aimed at expanding its activities beyond the limits of the domestic insurance market, where growth has stagnated due to market saturation and an aging population. President Kim, who visited Davos for the second year in a row, held more than 10 business meetings and focused on finding the direction of Hanwha's global strategy and exploring ways
By Lee Jon-young In accordance with its domestic and national development objectives, Türkiye is just hours away from embarking on its maiden space mission. Getting ready for the mission as part of Türkiye's National Space Programme led by President Erdoğan, the country is locked on 19.01.2024 at 00.49 a.m. With the Dragon spacecraft, Türkiye will send its first astronaut, Alper Gezeravcı, to the International Space Station at 00:49 a.m. on the night of January 18 to January 19. Space travel is one of the technologies that Türkiye aspires to develop in the field of science and technology, and
By Lee Jon-young President Yoon Suk-yeol attended the '2024 New Year Ceremony for the Education Industry' held at the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) in Seoul on Jan. 17 to express his gratitude and respect for the hard work of teachers who are protecting the profession with dedication and passion. The New Year Ceremony for the Education Industry is the largest New Year's event in the education industry held every year, where teachers from elementary, middle, high schools and universities, as well as representatives of education-related organizations and institutions, gather toge
By Lee Jon-young Mayor Yoo Jeong-bok of the Incheon Metropolitan City met with Cezar Manole Armeanu, Ambassador of Romania to Korea, at the reception room of Incheon City Hall to discuss economic and cultural exchanges between Incheon and Romania on Jan. 16. Mayor Yoo said that Incheon, which is the world's No. 1 biopharmaceutical producer, a leading city in air mobility and eco-friendly energy conversion, and home to world-class semiconductor post-processing companies, can build economic partnerships and collaborate in various fields with Romania. He also shared his vision of strengthening th
By Lee Jon-young President Yoon Suk-yeol held the third "Public Debate with the People" on Jan. 15 on the theme of "Semiconductor Industry that Fattens People's Lives" at the Semiconductor Hall of Sungkyunkwan University's Natural Science Campus in Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, one of the leading semiconductor workforce training institutions. Following the economic policy direction (Jan. 4, Thursday) and housing (Jan. 10, Wednesday), this discussion was organized to hear the voices of the people, including businesses, local residents, and students, on how to create a semiconductor mega cluster, and to b
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By Lee Jon-young | The Organizing Committee of the World Peace Art Exhibition (Chairman Damhwa Lee Jon-young) will host an invitational exhibition of more than 70 Korean artists commemorating the 71st anniversary of the U.S.-Korea Alliance from March 18-25 at the first floor lobby of the Carson City Cultural Center in the United States. The exhibition will mark the 71st anniversary of the U.S.-Korea Alliance as a historic event in which the two countries took the first step toward a new alliance as an "alliance in action." It will also convey the message of a sustainable future for the allianc