Business lobbies representing Korea’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) emphasized efforts to go global this year in an apparent attempt to keep pace with newly appointed SMEs and Startups Minister Oh Young-ju, who had only worked as a diplomat in her entire 36-year career, according to industry officials, Monday.
More than 600 weapons systems, including the latest fighter jets, tanks and drones, as well as 2,500 troops from South Korea and the United States participated, Thursday, in the first leg of their largest-ever live-fire ordnance drills. F-35A stealth jets, AH-64E Apache attack helicopters, K9 Thunder self-propelled howitzers, K2 Black Panther tanks and Nuclear Biological Chemical Reconnaissance Vehicles of the U.S. were among those mobilized for the exercises conducted at Seungjin Fire Training Field in Pocheon, a city less than 40 kilometers away from the inter-Korean border.
France s digital economy minister highlighted cooperation between Korean companies and French startups, as both countries share a focus on digital space and telecommunication, during his visit to Korea. Jean-Noel Barrot, France s Minister of State for Digital Transition and Telecommunications, participated in the French Tech in Korea event at the French ambassador s residence in Seoul, Wednesday, emphasizing that “France is back” and saying how France has changed in recent years, becoming a country of startups.
France s digital economy minister highlighted cooperation between Korean companies and French startups, as both countries share a focus on digital space and telecommunication, during his visit to Korea. Jean-Noel Barrot, France s Minister of State for Digital Transition and Telecommunications, participated in the French Tech in Korea event at the French ambassador s residence in Seoul, Wednesday, emphasizing that “France is back” and saying how France has changed in recent years, becoming a country of startups.
The Ministry of SMEs and Startups will participate in the BIBAN 2023 startup and tech event, which will be held next month in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with 10 domestic startups as part of the ministry s efforts to seek more business opportunities in the Middle East, according to the ministry, Tuesday. The startups ministry held a meeting in Seoul with experts from the private sector to share the outcome of the ministry s visit to the United Arab Emirates last month from Jan. 14 to 17 and discuss follow-up measures.