By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won and Bill Gates, founder and Chairman of TerraPower, recently met in Seoul to discuss strategic cooperation for the development and commercialization of the Natrium® technology by TerraPower, of which SK is an investor, the group said on August 27. Also attending the dinner were Ahn Jae-yong, CEO of SK bioscience; Kim Moohwan, Head of the Energy Solution Business at SK Innovation; Chey Yoon-Jung, Head of Business Development at SK Biopharm; and Chris Levesque, President and CEO of TerraPower. At the meeting, Chairman Chey commented
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo SK Group announced its partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to expand cloud infrastructure in South Korea on June 22. SK Group, in partnership with AWS, will build a data center in Ulsan, South Korea for a new AWS AI Zone that will help organizations in South Korea build innovative and new AI applications locally while leveraging the full breadth of AWS capabilities. The AI Zone will bring together multiple innovative capabilities, including dedicated AWS AI infrastructure and servers with world-class semiconductors, UltraCluster networks for faster AI tr
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo Canada’s export credit agency, announced on July 3 the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to advance export trade and investments between Canada and the Republic of Korea. The MOU will foster deeper trade collaboration between both countries, creating new and expanded opportunities for Canadian businesses and investors seeking to grow and succeed in Korea as well as investments in Canada. With a focus on two of EDC’s priority sectors, clean technology and advanced manufacturing, this mutually-beneficial partnership will support businesses focused on