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[INTERVIEW] Elderly people soothe loneliness with AI companion robots SEOUL -- An 84-year-old woman rocks her body from side to side while listening to a South Korean song "A Girl from Casba," sung by a robot caretaker. "What kind of a grandchild would entertain me like this one," the South Korean woman living in New York said with a huge smile on her face after singing along to the old Korean pop music. The doll-like robot spoke to Kang Deung-ja as a granddaughter would do to her grandmother. "Hyodol," the caretake 21 September 2023
[INTERVIEW] 'Hydrogen will become mainstream fuel for heavy-duty vehicles and airplanes in future' SEOUL -- In 2019, former South Korean President Moon Jae-in unveiled a new energy roadmap for the country's "hydrogen economy," which was designed to support South Korean companies secure their firm leadership in the global hydrogen fuel cell industry. The roadmap was also part of South Korea's big plan to gradually reduce its dependency on fossil fuels and achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. The country had aimed to operate more than 28 hydrogen charging stations fo 1 August 2023
[INTERVIEW] 20-year-old FTA should be modernized to improve market access: Chilean envoy SEOUL -- The bilateral relationship between South Korea and Chile was formed in 1962 and the two countries have followed a similar path in which the state becomes the driver for the country's major development projects to pursue efficient economic development and thorough management of administrative bodies and state-operated organizations. In October 2002, Chile became South Korea's first-ever Free Trade Agreement (FTA) partner, opening a new door to the outside world for Sout 28 July 2023
[INTERVIEW] Solutions to solve regional decline should be adopted as national policy SEOUL -- The "Study-In-Rural-Village Program" by the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education is a project that Superintendent Cho Hee-yeon pays particular attention to. With the climate change crisis becoming a global concern, Seoul's education office contemplated ways to foster ecological consciousness among students. One of the projects that emerged is the Study-In-Rural-Village P 10 July 2023
[INTERVIEW] Indian envoy hopes to explore new areas of economic cooperation with S. Korea SEOUL -- India is ready to discover new areas of economic cooperation with South Korea as the two nations' economic ties have steadily increased for the last 50 years, with both countries recognizing the immense potential for collaboration and partnership. Indian envoy to South Korea Amit Kumar confidently said cooperation in green hydrogen, electric vehicle, digital transformation, and pharmaceuticals would benefit each other. According to data released by the Ministry of Trad 21 June 2023
[INTERVIEW] Australian critical minerals company builds business partnership with S. Korea SEOUL -- Australian Strategic Materials (ASM) is an Australian company building a global rare earths and critical minerals business with a strong partnership with Korea. Aju Business Daily interviewed ASM CEO Rowena Smith in written form to ask her about her company’s Dubbo Project, its eco-friendly aspects, their "mine to metal" strategy. We also asked her for the reason her company decided to form such a strong relationship with Korea. She provided some unique insight 8 June 2023
[INTERVIEW] Romanian labor law expert advises S. Korea to rebuild work-life balance environment SEOUL -- Corneliu Bente, the president of Romania's national labor law expert union, has urged that South Korean firms should create a work culture that places importance on work-life balance. The president, who is also a lecturer at Romania's labor relations expert training center "LexAcademy Romania," said low fertility rates will be maintained if citizens are excessively focused on their careers. Currently, South Korea's labor law allows 40 hours of regula 26 May 2023
[INTERVIEW] Turkish envoy hopes Türkiye to become bridgehead for S. Korean businesses SEOUL -- Despite two massive earthquakes that took the lives of more than 50,000 Turkish people, Türkiye is ready to play the role of a bridgehead for small and medium-sized South Korean companies seeking to expand their business scope from the Asian markets to markets in the Middle East, Africa, and Europe. Turkish envoy to South Korea Salih Murat Tamer confidently said that the "blood brother country" of South Korea will welcome business partners with attractive benefi 18 May 2023