Shenzhen, China, May 26, 2025 — The closing ceremony and award ceremony for the Huawei ICT Competition 2024–2025 Global Final were successfully held today in Shenzhen. Now in its ninth year, the competition saw participation from over 100 countries and regions, more than 2,000 universities, and over 210,000 students and faculty members, making it the largest event in its history. Following regional preliminaries, 179 teams from 48 countries advanced to the global finals. The competition featured intense competition across three main tracks: Practice, Innovation, and Programming. Eighteen outst
Shanghai, June 3, 2025 -- The Manufacturing Digitalization Expo (Shanghai), organized by Digit Events Ltd., will be held from June 17 to 19 at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre. ‘World of Digitalization (WOD)’, a platform dedicated to leveraging digital technology to support the real economy, is Digit Events' flagship brand. The Manufacturing Digitalization Expo is the world's first specialized exhibition focused on the entire digitalization scenario for the manufacturing industry, with over 200 leading companies from 10 countries and regions expected to participate this year. Over 20
The Rural Development Administration announced that it will hold the “2025 Smart Agriculture Technology Standardization Academic Symposium” on June 12 at the International Conference Hall of its headquarters (Jeonju, Jeonbuk Special Self-Governing Province) in collaboration with the Korea Agency for Agricultural Technology and Rural Development. This academic symposium has been organized to share the latest technological trends in the field of smart agriculture and international standardization strategies, and to derive the direction for the operation and development of national standards for
On the 9th, the Jeollanam-do Office of Education announced that, based on the analysis results of the 2025 academic year College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT), the academic performance of Jeollanam-do students is gradually improving compared to the national average. In particular, the percentage of students in the lower performance bracket has decreased significantly, confirming the practical results of policies aimed at improving basic academic skills. The Ministry of Education announced the analysis results of the 2025 CSAT on June 9, about six months earlier than usual. However, without st
The Jeonbuk Special Self-Governing Province Office of Education and national universities within the province have joined forces to build a sustainable regional education ecosystem. On the 9th, the Jeonbuk Office of Education signed a business agreement with Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju National University of Education, and National Gunsan University in the auditorium on the 2nd floor of its main office and held an “Education Cooperation Declaration Ceremony.” The purpose of the agreement is for the education office and universities to collaborate in actively responding to changing educ
The Gyeonggi-do Office of Education held a special session on the theme of “A New Direction for Education: Cooperation between Local Communities and Public Education” at the 11th International Conference on Education in Botanical Gardens (ICEBG) held at COEX on the 9th. The 11th International Conference on Education in Botanical Gardens and Arboreta is held to share educational ideas from botanical gardens and arboreta around the world and promote the excellence of domestic and international botanical garden and arboretum education. The conference, which runs from the 9th to the 13th, is being
President Lee Jae-myung held his first summit call with US President Donald Trump on the evening of the 6th and agreed to work closely together for the development of the ROK-US alliance, according to a written briefing by spokesperson Kang Yu-jung.The two leaders also agreed to work toward reaching a mutually satisfactory agreement on tariff negotiations between the two countries as soon as possible, and to encourage tangible results in working-level negotiations. The phone call between the two leaders took place at 10 p.m. and lasted approximately 20 minutes. President Trump first congratula
At the 2025 Jeju AI International Film Festival, domestic and international experts gathered to discuss the possibility of coexistence between artificial intelligence (AI) and art. Jeju Special Self-Governing Province announced on the 9th that the “AI & Art Forum” was held at the Jeju Content Promotion Agency's Be IN+ Performance Hall as the second day of the “2025 Jeju AI International Film Festival.” The Leaders' Dialogue, held in the first part of the forum, explored the direction of technology and art in the AI era under the theme “Technology (術); Art (術). The Art of Coexistence (術).”
On the 6th, the Office of the President announced plans to reorganize the government to implement President Lee Jae-myung's national policy agenda. The Office of the President stated that it will focus on reorganizing the government into a responsible, future-oriented, and competent organization that works for the people, in line with its commitment to a government of national sovereignty. First, to address the shortcomings of the previous administration's presidential office in overseeing national affairs, the National Affairs Situation Room will be expanded and reorganized to serve as a clea
On the 9th, President Lee Jae-myung instructed, “Compile a supplementary budget quickly to help the economy recover and boost consumption.” Presidential spokesperson Kang Yu-jung said in a briefing that President Lee made the remarks while discussing the government's supplementary budget plan and each ministry's implementation plan at the second meeting of the emergency economic task force held at the presidential office in Yongsan. Kang also said, “The president emphasized that priority should be given to supporting vulnerable groups and small business owners.” In addition, he said, “I asked