Diplomacy Journal shJung | Samsung Electronics announced the world's first mass production shipment of HBM4, a key component in the artificial intelligence industry. Samsung, which has lagged behind in the HBM market, has seized the opportunity to once again dominate the market with this HBM4 shipment. Samsung Electronics Vice President of Memory Development Hwang Sang-joon stated, "Samsung Electronics' HBM4 breaks the mold of previous, proven processes by applying cutting-edge processes like 1c DRAM and Foundry 4nm." "By securing sufficient room for performance expansion through process compe
Diplomacy Journal shJung | Starting with the 2027 college entrance exam, the maximum number of medical school admissions will increase to 490. The additional students will be selected through a regional medical admission process at 32 medical schools outside of Seoul. On Tuesday, February 10th, at 2:00 PM, the Ministry of Health and Welfare (Minister Jung Eun-kyung) held a meeting of the Health and Medical Policy Deliberation Committee and announced a plan to gradually increase the number of physicians at 32 medical schools, excluding Seoul, by an average of 668 per year from 2027 to 2031 to s
Diplomacy Journal shJung | The Southern Naeruk Railway, which had been neglected since its groundbreaking ceremony in 1966 due to lack of profitability, has finally held its groundbreaking ceremony. The Southern Inland Railway construction project is part of the "National Balanced Development Project (2019)" to revitalize the economy of the Yeongnam inland and southern coastal regions and improve transportation convenience for residents. This large-scale national project, linking Gimcheon City, North Gyeongsang Province, and Geoje City, South Gyeongsang Province, is a 174.6km line, with a tota
Diplomacy Journal shJung | The government is actively pursuing the supply of 18,000 large-scale public housing units in the Gangnam area. On February 2nd, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (Minister Kim Yoon-duk) designated and announced the Seoripul 1st Public Housing District (2,018,074㎡) in Wonji-dong, Sinwon-dong, Yeomgok-dong, and Naegok-dong in Seocho-gu, Seoul. The government announced plans to promote a plan to provide affordable public housing, focusing on providing affordable housing for future generations, including young adults and newlyweds, through a housing ladd
Diplomacy Journal shJung | The "Lee Kun-hee (KH) Collection," born from a donation by the late Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-hee, has successfully completed its first overseas tour, impressing the world with the prestige of Korean art and culture. Samsung held a gala dinner on the 28th (local time) at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Arts and Industry in Washington, D.C., ahead of the exhibition's closing. "Collecting, Cherishing, and Sharing Treasures of Korea," currently on display at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art (NMAA), is co-hosted by the National Museum of Korea and the N
Diplomacy Journal shJung | The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy will implement an industrial infrastructure development project worth KRW 268.5 billion this year to support the development and rapid commercialization of ultra-gap technologies through facility and equipment construction projects. This is the largest-ever initiative, and it aims to support the technological independence and competitiveness of our industries amidst the rapidly evolving global technological competition. The Industrial Equipment Installation Project supports equipment needed for testing, evaluation, certifica
Diplomacy Journal shJung | The Paralympic Winter Games, where athletes with disabilities can compete for their dreams and skills, will be held in Gangwon Province. This Paralympic Winter Games is sponsored by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, organized by the Korea Paralympic Committee, and hosted by the Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province. It will run from January 27th to 30th. A total of 1,127 athletes from 17 cities and provinces will compete in seven sports. Cross-country skiing, biathlon, alpine skiing, and snowboarding events will be held at the Pyeongchang Alpensia Biathl
Diplomacy Journal shJung 기자 | On the 23rd, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and Economy Koo Yoon-chul visited DB HiTek, a next-generation power semiconductor company located in Eumseong, North Chungcheong Province, to inspect the foundry site and hold a meeting with employees. Next-generation power semiconductors are power semiconductors (converting, controlling, and distributing power to devices) that utilize materials (SiC (silicon carbide) and GaN (gallium nitride)) that dramatically reduce power consumption and heat generation compared to Si (silicon), and are essential for us
Diplomacy Journal shJung | President Lee Jae-myung emphasized at a Cabinet meeting on the 20th, "Policies shouldn't end with announcing them. Thoroughly inspecting the field and quickly supplement any areas of improvement is the key to achieving a state that the people can truly feel." In his opening remarks at the Cabinet meeting that day, President Lee stated, "Whether it's government policy or anything else, true achievement can only be achieved when the people's quality of life is tangibly improved on the ground and when the people can feel it." Regarding this year's performance evaluation
Diplomacy Journal shJung 기자 |The public satisfaction survey on 2025 government tasks achieved a score of 4.77, the highest since the survey began in 2013. The government, which began under difficult circumstances without a transition committee, developed government tasks that reflected the public's demands and the mission of the times, centered around the National Policy Planning Committee. It has dedicated itself to running the government with speed and performance as its core principles. This satisfaction survey revealed that public satisfaction was highest in the areas of a world-leading in
Diplomacy Journal shJung | The first letter, "K," is the national flag, "K" is not a letter of the alphabet. "K" is the accumulation of time that is Korea, a symbol condensed with the breath of history, spirit, and craftsmanship. "K" is no longer an adjective. "K" is the center, the starting point, the face of Korea facing the world. We put "K" first because it is not a matter of pride, but of responsibility. Graphy is language. Graphy is not the act of writing. Graphy is the way thought is expressed through lines. Lines before letters, shapes before words, the oldest language in which human t
Diplomacy Journal shJung | The 29 years of Diplomatic Journal are not simply a testament to its experience. They represent an asset built on the accumulated records and trust of the diplomatic field. Throughout this time, Diplomatic Journal has documented diplomacy not in the "language of power," but in the language of people and culture. Its records have captured the expressions of the field, rather than the words of agreements, and the weight of attitude, rather than the rhetoric of declarations. Now, the purpose of the 2026 K-Diplomatic Cultural Center is to pass this asset on to the next g
Diplomacy Journal shJung | President Lee Jae-myung will hold a New Year's press conference for 2026 at the Blue House Guest House on the morning of the 21st, with 160 domestic and foreign reporters in attendance, according to the Blue House's Senior Secretary for Public Relations and Communications. This will be his first official press conference since moving from the Presidential Office in Yongsan to the Blue House, and is expected to last approximately 90 minutes. The slogan for the New Year's press conference is "A Great Transformation Achieved Together, A Great Leap Forward for All." Pres
Diplomacy Journal shJung | The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced that it will begin recruiting companies for the K-Export Star 500 project on the 16th of this month, aiming to foster 500 star companies with exports exceeding $10 million, the backbone of Korea's exports. Recently, South Korea's exports have surpassed $700 billion for the first time, demonstrating quantitative growth. However, 84% of exports are concentrated in the top 1% of companies, highlighting the urgent need to improve the export structure through systematic fostering of small and medium-sized enterprises (S
Diplomacy Journal shJung 기자 As the city bus strike enters its second day, the Seoul Metropolitan Government announced that it is further strengthening its emergency transportation measures to minimize inconvenience to citizens. The Seoul Metropolitan Government established an emergency transportation headquarters with relevant organizations even before the strike began, maintaining a rapid response system. Starting on the 14th, the second day of the strike, the city implemented measures such as increasing the number of subways, taxis, and other transportation modes, and temporarily disabling b