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HD Hyundai CEO Chung Ki-sun, left, Posco Group Chairman Chang In-hwa, center, and Korea Zinc Chairman Choi Yun-birm [HD HYUNDAI/POSCO/KOREA ZINC]

Korea Inc. descends on Switzerland to attend Davos Forum

Korean business leaders, including the heads of corporate giants such as HD Hyundai and Posco, are gathering in Davos, Switzerland, to attend the World Economic Forum (WEF), commonly known as the Davos Forum, which runs from Monday to Friday.

2026.1.20

Attendees listen to a virtual speech delivered by U.S. president Donald Trump, at the Annual Meeting of World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 23. [AP]

Trump threatens global businesses with tariffs if products aren’t made in the U.S.

U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday that businesses around the world will have to pay tariffs if they do not make their products in the United States, as he underscored his push to make America a "manufacturing superpower."

2025.1.24

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Hanwha Life CEO Yeo Seung-joo, left, and SBVA CEO Lee Joon-pyo pose for a photo after signing a memorandum of understanding on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 21. [HANWHA LIFE]

Hanwha Life signs MOUs with SBVA, Celadon Partners at WEF

Hanwha Life signed agreements with SBVA and Celadon Partners on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum as the Korean insurer seeks to expand its global presence.

2025.1.23

Weathering the storm with stones in their hands

Our politicians only seem to have stones in their hands.

2024.1.31

Hanwha Group Vice Chairman Kim Dong-kwan speaks during the annual World Economic Forum (WEF) summit in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday. [HANWHA]

Hanwha to build industry’s first emission-free gas carrier

Hanwha will build the industry’s first emission-free gas carrier, the group’s vice chairman said during the annual World Economic Forum (WEF) summit in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday.

2024.1.17

President Yoon Suk Yeol, center, visits the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich on Thursday, as he wrapped up a four-day trip to Switzerland. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

Yoon Suk Yeol wraps up visit to UAE, Switzerland

President Yoon Suk Yeol wrapped up a weeklong tour of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Switzerland, a trip which focused heavily on economic diplomacy.

2023.1.20

Industry Minister Lee Chang-yang, left, and Poland's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State Assets Jacek Sasin shake hands last October after signing a letter of intent to cooperate on the development of a nuclear power plant in Poland.

Davos discussions likely to yield business bonanza for Korea

Vestas, a Danish wind turbine manufacturer, committed $300 million of investment in Korea to build a manufacturing facility during the World Economic Forum in Davos Wednesday.

2023.1.18

President Yoon Suk Yeol, center, and first lady Kim Keon Hee salute the Korean national flag at a dinner with Korean residents in Switzerland at a hotel in Zurich on Tuesday evening. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

Yoon Suk Yeol heads to Davos to meet business leaders

President Yoon Suk Yeol kicked off a four-day visit to Switzerland, where he will meet with business leaders and take part in the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos.

2023.1.18

World Economic Forum (WEF) President Borge Brende, second from right, delivers a speech during a virtual press briefing in Cologny, Switzerland, on Jan. 10, ahead of the Davos Forum which kicks off this week. [EPA/YONHAP]

Yoon Suk Yeol takes economic diplomacy to Davos Forum

President Yoon Suk Yeol will make his debut at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in the Swiss resort town of Davos this week, joining over 50 other foreign leaders and some 600 CEOs to discuss challenges facing the world.

2023.1.15

National Security Adviser Kim Sung-han announces that President Yoon Suk Yeol will make an eight-day trip to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Switzerland from Jan. 14 to 21 in a press briefing at the Yongsan presidential office in Seoul Tuesday. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

Yoon Suk Yeol heads to UAE and Davos starting Saturday

President Yoon Suk Yeol will make an eight-day trip to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for a state visit and Switzerland to attend the World Economic Forum from Jan. 14 to 21.

2023.1.10