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Industry Minister Kim Jung-kwan speaks to reporters at Incheon International Airport on Jan. 31. [NEWS1]

Industry minister says 'unnecessary misunderstandings' resolved via tariff talks with U.S.

Korea's Industry Minister Kim Jung-kwan said Saturday he thinks "unnecessary misunderstandings" were resolved through his talks with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick in Washington over renewed trade tensions this week.

2026.2.1

Industry Minister Kim Jung-kwan chairs a meeting with petrochemical companies in Yeosu, South Jeolla, at the Korea Industrial Complex Corporation’s South Jeolla headquarters on Nov. 26. [YONHAP]

Industry minister urges Yeosu petrochemical complex to 'swiftly' draw up restructuring plans

Industry Minister Kim Jung-kwan on Wednesday called on petrochemical companies in the southwestern city of Yeosu to "swiftly" come up with voluntary restructuring plans, citing the year-end deadline for such plans.

2025.11.26

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Industry Minister Kim Jung-kwan speaks at a parliamentary audit session held at the National Assembly in western Seoul on Oct. 13. [NEWS1]

Industry minister to visit U.S. this week for follow-up negotiations on tariff deal

Industry Minister Kim Jung-kwan will visit Washington this week to hold follow-up negotiations with the Donald Trump administration on a framework tariff agreement reached earlier.

2025.10.15

Industry Minister Kim Jung-kwan delivers opening remarks during a Cabinet meeting presided over by President Lee Jae Myung at the presidential office in Yongsan District, central Seoul, on July 22. [YONHAP]

New industry minister to visit U.S. this week for tariff negotiations

Korea's new industry minister will visit Washington this week for tariff talks with the Trump administration, his office said Tuesday, as Seoul intensifies efforts to strike a trade deal with the United States before the Aug. 1 deadline.

2025.7.22

Sabre-rattling

Clockwise from top left: Fencers Kim Jung-hwan, Do Gyeong-dong, Gu Bon-gil and Oh Sang-uk pose for a picture after winning the gold medal in men's sabre at the first Fencing World Cup of the 2022-23 season in Algeria on Sunday.

2022.11.14

Fencers assemble

The Korean national fencing team, from left to right: Kim Jun-ho, Kim Jung-hwan, Oh Sang-uk and Gu Bon-gil, celebrate after winning the team gold medal at the 39th Villa de Madrid Men's Sabre World Cup in Madrid, Spain, on Sunday.

2022.5.9

From left to right: Seo Ji-yeon, Choi Soo-yeon, Yoon Ji-su and Kim Ji-yeon celebrate winning the women's sabre World Cup team gold medal in Budapest, Hungary on Sunday. [KOREA FENCING FEDERATION]

Women's sabre team wins gold at World Cup

Korea won the women’s sabre World Cup gold medal in Istanbul, Turkey on Sunday and two men’s individual World Cup bronze medals in Budapest, Hungary on Saturday.

2022.3.21

Kim Jun-ho, right, competes with Matyas Szabo of Germany during the men's team sabre final match between Korea and Germany at the Fencing World Cup 2022 in Tbilisi, Georgia on Monday. [XINHUA/YONHAP]

Men's sabre team take gold at Fencing World Cup

After returning from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in style, the Korean men's sabre team took gold at the Fencing World Cup in Tbilisi, Georgia on Monday. The women's team also took silver, proving Team Korea is still on top of their game.

2022.1.18

Kim Jung-hwan, second from left, wins the gold medal, and compatriot Oh Sang-wook, third from left, wins the bronze at the 2021 International Fencing Federation (FIE) Fencing Grand Prix held in Orleans, France, on Saturday. [YONHAP]

Korean fencers take gold, bronze at FIE Fencing Grand Prix

After returning from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in style, the men's team sabre gold medalists Kim Jung-hwan and Oh Sang-uk are still at the top of their game, winning the gold and bronze medal respectively at the FIE Fencing Grand Prix.

2021.11.16

The Korean men’s sabre team hold their gold medals on July 28 at the Makuhari Messe Hall in Chiba, Japan. With the gold, Korea successfully defended the men’s team sabre title it has held since the London 2012 Olympics. [YONHAP]

Fencing gold medalists hope sport's popularity is here to stay

After returning from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in style, men's sabre team gold medalists Kim Jung-hwan and Oh Sang-uk are still at the top of their game.

2021.9.26