Korea is still among the countries that rely heavily on tungsten imports from China, despite the local existence of the Sangdong Mine in Yeongwol County, Gangwon Province, which is known to have the world s largest tungsten deposit. As the mine has remained closed over the past three decades, the proportion of tungsten oxide coming from China even reached 96.7 percent of all tungsten oxide consumed in Korea, according to the Korea International Trade Association. The raw material is used to make gas for semiconductor processing. Almonty Industries, a Canada-headquartered global mining company that owns Sangdong Mine, however, is set to diminish Chinese dominance in the market, by reopening the tungsten mine in the near future.
Korea Post will transform around 400 post offices that are over 35 years old into new offices equipped with community spaces for local residents, according to the head of the state-run agency, Wednesday. They will also serve as support centers for business startups to help achieve balanced development in provincial areas.
BGF Retail, operator of the convenience brand, has partnered with Yeongwol County to offer drone delivery for online orders starting this Friday. | PetrolPlaza
OFF TO KOREA. Photo shows the fourth batch of Cordova residents who were deployed to South Korea last April 30. On Thursday (April 5, 2022), former Korean ambassador to the Philippines Dongman Han, who is now an honorary consul of Korea in Cordova, announced that a total of 2,000 trainees from the municipality will be sent to his country this year for agricultural training. (Photo courtesy of Cordova LGU) CEBU CITY - At least eight local government units (LGUs) in South Korea are participating in the "Agricultural Exchange Program" to host at least 2,000 trainees from the municipality of Cordova in Cebu this year. This was announced on Thursday by former Korean ambassador to the Philippines Dongman Han, who expressed support for this joint program and ensured the safety of trainees following the deployment of the fourth batch to different Korean LGUs last April 30. In 2019, the local government of Cordova, led by Mayor Mary Therese Sitoy-Cho, sealed partnership agreements wit