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05/11/2026

[Interview] DHL CEO calls South Korea a beneficiary of geopolitical realignment, praises Boston Dynamics as 'good partner'

At the 19th Asia-Pacific German Business Conference (APK 2026) in Seoul, DHL Group CEO Tobias Meyer highlighted South Korea as a prime beneficiary of geopolitical supply chain realignments.

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05/11/2026

[Interview] thyssenkrupp CEO targets auto parts, hydrogen push in South Korea, opens door to defense cooperation

At the 19th Asia-Pacific German Business Conference (APK 2026) in Seoul, thyssenkrupp CEO Miguel Angel Lopez Borrego highlighted South Korea as an underpenetrated market with substantial growth potential.

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04/11/2026

Germany and Korea Renew KGCCI-Coordinated Energy Partnership, Expanding to Power Grids and AI in the energy sector

The Korean-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KGCCI, President & CEO Marie Antonia von Schönburg) announced the renewal of the Korean-German Energy Partnership through a Joint Declaration of Intent (JDoI) signed by Stefan Rouenhoff, Parliamentary State Secretary at Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE), and Hohyeon Lee, Second Vice Minister of Korea’s Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment (MCEE), in Seoul on October 30.

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03/11/2026

[Interview] Boehringer Ingelheim CEO eyes deeper ties with Korean biotech, startup investment [APK 2026]

At the 19th Asia-Pacific German Business Conference (APK 2026) in Seoul, Shashank Deshpande, Chairman of the Board of Managing Directors at Boehringer Ingelheim, highlighted Korea as a pivotal global drug development partner rather than merely a sales market.

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02/11/2026

APK 2026 Concludes in Seoul, Advancing German–Asia-Pacific Cooperation in Industrial AI and Economic Resilience

The 19th Asia-Pacific Conference of German Business (APK 2026) concluded in Seoul on October 31, highlighting new opportunities for German–Asia-Pacific cooperation in industrial artificial intelligence, advanced manufacturing and resilient supply chains.

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31/10/2026

[Interview] Siemens CEO outlines path to bring industrial AI to smaller manufacturers

At the 19th Asia-Pacific German Business Conference (APK 2026) in Seoul, Roland Busch, President and CEO of Siemens, outlined a practical roadmap for smaller manufacturers to adopt industrial AI.

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30/10/2026

APK 2026 calls for closer S. Korea-Germany ties, new economic opportunities amid global uncertainty

The Korean-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KGCCI) co-hosted the 19th Asia-Pacific Conference of German Business (APK 2026) in Seoul, welcoming German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and over 700 political and business leaders to explore resilient economic partnerships across the Indo-Pacific region.

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30/10/2026

German Chancellor Merz Highlights High-Tech Cooperation as APK 2026 Opens in Seoul

The 19th Asia-Pacific Conference of German Business (APK 2026) opened its main conference programme in Seoul today, bringing together around 800 business and political leaders from Germany and the Asia-Pacific region to discuss trade, technological innovation and economic resilience.

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29/10/2026

[Interview] Germany, S. Korea can’t replace US or China but can bolster stability: envoy

The German Ambassador to South Korea, Georg Schmidt, emphasized that while neither country can replace superpowers like the U.S. or China, closer cooperation among middle powers can bolster stability amid escalating global conflicts.