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상의, 내달 ‘제주포럼’… CEO 등 경제계 600명 참석

대한상공회의소가 7월 15∼18일 제주 서귀포시 신라호텔에서 ‘제49회 제주포럼’을 개최한다고 7일 밝혔다. 제주포럼은 1974년 ‘제1회 최고경영자대학’으로 시작된 경제계 하계 포럼이다. 올해 포럼은 최태원 대한상의 회장과 전국 상의 회장, 회원 기업 최고경영자(CEO) 등 600여 명이 참석해 최신 비즈니스 트렌드를 공유한다. 이번 포럼의 주제는 제주 바다 물결에서 착안한 ‘FLOW’다. 각 알파벳에 ‘성장의 토대(Foundation)’ ‘리더들의 도전(Leadership)’ ‘기술로 여는 기회(Opportunity)’ ‘사회로 퍼지는 변화(Wave)’라는 의미를 담았다. 올해는 최 회장이 직접 마이크를 잡고 ‘한국 경제 성장 전략 특별 대담’도 진행할 예정이다. 참가 신청은 7월 10일(금)까지 대한상의 홈페이지 등에서 접수한다.

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Lee nominates SME Minister Han Seong-sook as new prime minister

President Lee Jae Myung has nominated Han Seong-sook, the incumbent minister of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), as the next prime minister, a senior presidential official said Sunday. If confirmed by the National Assembly, Han would become the Lee government's first female prime minister and South Korea's second female prime minister since Han Myeong-sook, who served in the post from 2006-2007. Current Prime Minister Kim Min-seok is stepping down, reportedly to run for the leadership

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What to watch as Xi heads to Pyongyang for summit with Kim

When Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Pyongyang on Monday, what matters may not be what he and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un say behind closed doors, but what they choose to show the world, according to experts on Sunday. Will Kim's daughter, known as Ju-ae, appear alongside the two leaders? Will the summit avoid any mention of denuclearization? Will Beijing signal it is reclaiming influence over a North Korea that has grown increasingly close to Russia? Experts say the rare visit from

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상의 제주포럼 내달 15일 개막…최태원 회장 직접 마이크 잡는다

대한상공회의소가 다음 달 15일부터 18일까지 제주신라호텔에서 '제49회 대한상의 제주포럼'을 개최한다고 7일 밝혔다. 최태원 대한상의 회장이 직접 한국 경제 성장 전략을 주제로 특별대담에 나선다. 제주포럼은 1974년 '제1회 최고경영자대학'으로 시작된 국내 경제계 대표 하계 포럼이다. 올해 포럼은 제주 바다의 물결에서 착안한 'FLOW'를 슬로건으로 내걸었다. △성장의 토대(Foundation) △리더들의 도전(Leadership) △기술이 여는 기회(Opportunity) △사회로 확산되는 변화(Wave) 등 네 가지 주제를 중심으로 강연과 체험 프로그램이 진행된다....

The Korea Herald

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How Jensen Huang wins over young Koreans

When Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang landed in South Korea last week, he was treated more like a celebrity than a corporate executive. From his visit to a PC bang in Hongdae to his meeting with esports icon Faker and his pork belly-and-soju dinner with Korean business leaders, Huang's every move attracted crowds, cameras and online attention. Some fans even followed his whereabouts through a "Jensen Huang tracker." The Korea Herald spoke to young Korean adults for their take on Huang and why he appears

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Nvidia CEO toasts Korea partners over BBQ, soju in Hongdae

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang met with some of South Korea’s most influential business leaders over Korean barbecue, soju and beer Friday in Seoul, kicking off a closely watched trip with fanfare, selfies and Korean food culture. Huang arrived at Hyeongnim Jeoyo — roughly translated as “Bro, it’s me” — a pork belly restaurant in the popular Hongdae neighborhood, where he joined SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won, LG Group Chairman Koo Kwang-mo and Naver founder and Chairman Lee Hae-jin for dinner. After d

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People Power Party faces post-election tension as pressure mounts on Jang

South Korea's main opposition People Power Party is facing mounting internal pressure for leadership change after Wednesday's local elections, as calls grow for Chair Rep. Jang Dong-hyeok to take responsibility despite the party avoiding its worst-case scenario. The People Power Party retained four of the 16 mayoral and gubernatorial races, including Seoul, Daegu, North Gyeongsang Province and South Gyeongsang Province. The result allowed the party to avoid a total rout, but it did little to eas

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Lee seeks second-year lift from post-election Cabinet reset

South Korea's political landscape is entering a new phase after this week's local elections: President Lee Jae Myung is preparing a Cabinet reshuffle and both major parties are bracing for leadership battles. At the center of the transition is Lee's expected nomination of a new prime minister. The decision will likely serve both as the first major personnel move of his second year in office and as a signal of the direction he wants that year to take. Lee's is expected to nominate a new prime min

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Mark to perform at World Environment Day opening ceremony in Azerbaijan

Mark is set to take the stage at this year’s World Environment Day opening ceremony in Baku, Azerbaijan, marking his first official public appearance since launching his creative company, Upper Room, and since departing from NCT in April. The event will take place Thursday at 11 a.m., and is expected to bring together global leaders, environmental advocates and artists to commemorate World Environment Day, which is organized annually by the United Nations Environment Program. This year’s officia

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Xiaomi design head Li Tianyuan to give keynote address at FAMS 2026

Li Tianyuan, head of design at Xiaomi EV, will deliver a keynote speech at the Future AI Mobility Summit 2026 in Seoul on June 30, the event's organizing committee and The Korea Herald said Friday. The summit, under the theme of "From Motion to Emotion," is set to be held at the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry, bringing together industry leaders to discuss the future of artificial intelligence and mobility technologies. Li is a renowned mobility designer who connected the heritage of trad

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Hongdae buzzes ahead of Jensen Huang's PC bang, pork belly stops

Seoul’s Hongdae district was buzzing from early Friday morning, hours before Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang was expected to touch down in Korea for a visit packed with gaming, barbecue and meetings with the country’s top business leaders. Huang is expected to arrive at Seoul Gimpo Business Aviation Center at around 1 p.m., according to Nvidia. After briefly speaking to reporters there, he is set to head to his first official stop: an internet cafe, locally known as "PC bang," operated by Korean esports

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'Bro, it's me': Jensen Huang's Korea dinner spot steals spotlight

Many have wondered which pork-belly venue Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang would choose for his Friday dinner with Korea's top business leaders. The restaurant of choice turned out to be Hyeongnim jeoyo — roughly, "Bro, it's me" in Korean — a charcoal-grilled Korean barbecue restaurant in Hongdae, Seoul. Returning to Korea after seven months, Huang is expected to recreate the buzz of October’s chicken-and-beer meetup, this time over pork belly and soju with SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won, LG Group Chairm

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Nvidia's Jensen Huang to make Faker his first stop in Seoul

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang will head straight from the airport to a Seoul gaming cafe Friday to meet Faker, the League of Legends icon he once cheered for from the stage. Huang, set to land at Gimpo International Airport at around 1 p.m., will visit T1 Base Camp, a "PC bang," or internet gaming cafe, run by esports organization T1, according to industry sources — making the gaming powerhouse his first stop ahead of a dinner with the country's top business leaders. There he will meet all five starte

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Chey deepens AI alliances as Huang heads to Seoul

SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won is strengthening alliances with the world's most influential AI chipmakers, holding talks with TSMC Chairman C.C. Wei in Taiwan days after meeting Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. The meeting, held on Wednesday, was the first in-person talk between Chey and Wei since June 2024, SK hynix said Thursday. It came as global AI chip supply chains face growing bottlenecks amid surging demand from big tech companies. The two leaders discussed expanding cooperation in next-generati

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AI creators, tech leaders gather in San Francisco for Upscale Conf

Korea Herald correspondent Choi Jeong-yoon SAN FRANCISCO, US — Upscale Conf, a two-day event on artificial intelligence and creative production, opened Wednesday in San Francisco, bringing together creators, filmmakers, technologists and business leaders to discuss how generative AI is changing industries from design and advertising to filmmaking and marketing. Held at The Midway and organized by AI image upscaling company Magnific, the conference features speakers from technology companies, med

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2026 local elections in numbers

South Korea’s local elections on Wednesday stood out not only for their scale, but also for record figures that point to changing demographics, uneven competition and the sheer cost of running nationwide local polls. Voters cast ballots to choose leaders across multiple levels of local government, including governors, mayors, education superintendents and local council members. The number of foreign nationals eligible to vote in this year’s local elections reached a record 151,532, up 18.7 perce

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Superintendent races leave voters with few clear choices as policy takes a back seat

Seoul’s crowded education superintendent race laid bare growing doubts over whether the current direct-election system helps voters choose education leaders based on policy. In the capital, both conservative and liberal blocs failed to field unified candidates, leaving eight contenders on the ballot for Wednesday's local elections in the most crowded superintendent race in the city’s history. Although education superintendent candidates do not run under party banners, they are widely grouped by

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By-elections for 14 Assembly seats held alongside local elections

South Korean voters headed to the polls Wednesday not only to choose local leaders, but also to fill 14 vacant seats in the National Assembly, with the contests carrying varying stakes for the rival parties. The by-elections were triggered by a combination of resignations and court rulings. One vacancy was created after President Lee Jae Myung took office. Three others resulted from court decisions that invalidated election results or stripped lawmakers of their eligibility to hold office. The r

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South Korea votes for metropolitan, regional heads

South Korean voters on Wednesday went to the polls to elect leaders of autonomous governments and councilors, as well as local education chiefs and 14 lawmakers at the National Assembly. This year's comprehensive local elections and the parliamentary by-elections are the first nationwide votes since the presidential election in 2025. Polling stations opened at 6 a.m. Wednesday, with 4,241 posts up for grabs. According to the National Election Commission, a total of 7,767 people registered as can

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S. Korea-US Security Talks Enter Second Day with Focus on Enrichment, Reprocessing Rights

[Politics] : South Korea and the United States entered the second day of their first round of formal negotiations to implement security agreements reached between their leaders at a summit last year. The U.S. delegation arrived at the foreign ministry building in Seoul on Wednesday and resumed talks with South Korean ... [more...]

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상의, 내달 ‘제주포럼’… CEO 등 경제계 600명 참석

Lee nominates SME Minister Han Seong-sook as new prime minister

What to watch as Xi heads to Pyongyang for summit with Kim

상의 제주포럼 내달 15일 개막…최태원 회장 직접 마이크 잡는다

How Jensen Huang wins over young Koreans

Nvidia CEO toasts Korea partners over BBQ, soju in Hongdae

People Power Party faces post-election tension as pressure mounts on Jang

Lee seeks second-year lift from post-election Cabinet reset

Mark to perform at World Environment Day opening ceremony in Azerbaijan

Xiaomi design head Li Tianyuan to give keynote address at FAMS 2026

Hongdae buzzes ahead of Jensen Huang's PC bang, pork belly stops

'Bro, it's me': Jensen Huang's Korea dinner spot steals spotlight

Nvidia's Jensen Huang to make Faker his first stop in Seoul

Chey deepens AI alliances as Huang heads to Seoul

AI creators, tech leaders gather in San Francisco for Upscale Conf

2026 local elections in numbers

Superintendent races leave voters with few clear choices as policy takes a back seat

By-elections for 14 Assembly seats held alongside local elections

South Korea votes for metropolitan, regional heads

S. Korea-US Security Talks Enter Second Day with Focus on Enrichment, Reprocessing Rights