한국전력(대표이사 사장 김종갑)은 ‘Energy Transition & Digital Transformation’이라는 슬로건 아래 11월 2일(월)~11일(수) 개최한 전력·에너지 분야 최초의 온라인 전시회 ‘빛가람 국제 전력기술엑스포 2020’(Bitgaram International Expo of Electric Power Technology, 이하 BIXPO 2020)이 성황리에 폐막했다.BIXPO는 2015년부터 해마다 열리는 국내 최대규모의 전력 분야 전시회로서, 전 세계 에너지 산업을 선도하는 기업과 전문가들이 전력산업

농심(대표이사 박 준)이 겨울을 앞두고 지역사회 사랑나눔에 나섰다. 농심은 10월 30일(금), 서울 동작구에 거주하는 저소득층 독거노인 2천명을 위해 농심 선물키트를 제작해 동작구청에 전달했다. 농심 선물키트는 라면과 스낵 그리고 햄 등의 제품으로 구성됐다.농심은 앞서 10월 23일(금)에는 지역사회 어린이들을 위해 도서 1300권을 전달했다. 농심이 나눈 도서는 임직원들이 자발적으로 기부한 물량에 농심의 구매분을 더한 것으로 동작구 지역아동센터 13개소에 전달될 예정이다.농심이 기부한 식품과 도서는 임직원들이 자발적으로 모금한

SK이노베이션(대표이사 사장 김 준)의 석유사업 자회사인 SK에너지는 10월 30일(금) 대한상공회의소에서 열린 2020 물류의 날 기념식에서 ‘제28회 한국물류대상’ 국무총리상을 수상했다.국토교통부가 주최하고 한국통합물류협회와 대한상공회의소가 주관한 이번 기념식에서는 대한민국 물류산업 발전에 공헌한 유공자 포상과 우수물류지업 인증서 수여식을 열었다. 기념식은 코로나19 상황에서 비대면으로 진행됐으며, 온라인 중계로 참관하도록 했다.SK에너지는 지난 2006년 화물차 운전자의 복지를 향상하기 위해 ‘내트럭 하우스’를 국내 최초로 론

South Korea ranked second in the world in the average speed of the 5G mobile network after Saudi Arabia.Opensignal, a London-based mobile analytics company, ranked Korea as the world's second fastest with 336.1 megabits per second (Mbps) after leader Saudi Arabia (377.2 Mbps) in its report titled "B

한화생명은 보험금 인공지능(AI) 자동심사 시스템으로 두 건의 기술 특허를 받았다. 이번 특허는 ‘바둑 AI’ 알파고의 핵심 기술을 적용한 것이다. 한화생명의 AI는 각종 문서를 알파고처럼 이미지로 인식해 학습에 필요한 자료를 확보한다. 2000여 개에 이르는 청구 사유와 질병 등을 딥러닝에 적합한 데이터로 바꿔주는 것도 독창성으로 인정받았다.한화생명 관계자는 “AI를 활용한 보험금 지급 분야에서 특허를 확보한 것은 보험업계에서 처음”이라며 “이번에 얻은 특허권 등을 토대로 현재 25% 정도인 AI 자동 심사율을 50%까지 높이겠다

By Publisher Lee Kyung-sik with Editors Kim Hyung-dae and Ms. Joy Cho, Reporter Kim Ka-hee The trade and economic relations between India and the Republic of Korea have gathered momentum in recent years with annual bilateral trade reaching $21.5 billion in 2018, crossing a $20 billion mark for the f

The following article by Manish Chand was contributed by the Embassy of India in Seoul to The Korea Post media, publisher of 3 English and 2 Korean media publications since 1985.—Ed.A crisis can trigger ruin and catastrophe, but it also sometimes brings out the best in people and nations. More than

By Publisher Lee Kyung-sik with Editor Ms. Joy Cho, Reporter Jeong Won-shikAs of July 17, 2020, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases reached 13,672 with 293 deaths (fatality rate 2.14%) out of the total 1,451,017 persons tested and 1,414,235 persons found negative. In the world, the total nu

By Publisher Lee Kyung-sik with Reporters Jeong Won-shik, Kim Ka-hee President Moon Jae-in of the Republic of Korea said, “The significance of passing the Minimum Living Standards Act during the 15th National Assembly resonates ever more strongly.” Speaking at the National Assembly on July 16, 2020,

By Business Editor Kim Joo-hoPresident Moon Jae-in said, “The government, businesses and researchers have joined forces, and the private and public sectors have worked together as one, making it possible for us to successfully overcome the crisis without a single setback in production to date.” Pres

President Moon Jae-in urged the Korean people on July 2 to “Let’s consume for others’ sake and live together.” Here are excerpts from the message of President Moon:Hello. As everybody knows, exports and domestic demand are the two pillars that shore up our economy. In fact, however, neither is it a

The following article was contributed by the Embassy of the Repubic of Uzbekistan in Seoul for publication by The Korea Post media, publisher of 3 English and 2 Korean-language media since 1985.—Ed. By Dr. Muhsinjon M. Kholmukhamedov, Center for Economic Researches and ReformsUntil mid-March, reside

The United Arab Emirates is one of the first countries to reach out and extend a hand of help to combat the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, where it has started early planning of many humanitarian initiatives to help curb the spread of the virus. While the UAE continues its constant work of s

By Publisher Lee Kyung-sik, Editors Kim Hyung-dae, Ms. Joy ChoAmong the areas where Korean companies are most wanted in the Russian Federation are international production, development of industrial capacity, construction and regional infrastruec projects. This was disclosed by Trade Representative

After the ruling Democratic Party and other pro-government paries won a landslide victory in the National Assembly elections on April 16, 2020, President Moon Jae-in said that he felt “an immense sense of responsibility, rather than joy.” Officials at the Presidential Mansion of Cheong Wa Dae in Seo

Trade, Industry and Energy Minister Yoo Myung-hee attended the G20 Extraordinary Trade and Investment Ministers Meeting through videoconference on March 30, and called for collaboration of member countries to facilitate mobility of businesspeople and maintain global supply chain.Issues raised by the

Shopee Korea, the largest e-commerce platform of Southeast Asia and Taiwan, announced it will recruit startups to participate in the startup accelerator program "Go, ASEAN! K-Startup Accelerating Program 2020 (KSAP 2020)," co-hosted with the Korea International Trade Association (KITA) and WeWork La

SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co., the world's largest memory chipmaker, saw its market cap vault 10 notches over the past year to rank 18th worldwide, as the South Korean tech giant has continued to build up gains on a rosy earnings outlook, data showed Sunday.Samsung's market cap

Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co., is the No. 5 builder in South Korea in terms of building capacity, said on Sept.2 that it has won a US$70.35 million order to build entrance roads in Al Faw, for a new port in Iraq.Under the deal with the General Company for Ports of Iraq (GCPI), Daewoo E&C wil

South Korea's exports are set to extend their slump to a ninth month in August, hurt by a decline in outbound shipments of semiconductors, data showed Wednesday. The country's exports declined 13.3 percent in the first 20 days of August from a year earlier to US$24.9 billion,