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    [Interview] Executive Director Kumjoo Huh: "Share the Future, Leave No Child Behind"

    Kumjoo Huh, Executive Director of the Korean Committee for UNICEF and Co-Chair of KGCCI's women's leadership initiative WIR (Women In koRea), shared a forward-looking vision for collaboration linking corporate expertise with social value, drawing on over 30 years of global business leadership and mentorship experience.

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    [Interview] Merck bets on Asia growth with $338m Korea investment

    Jean-Charles Wirth, CEO of Merck Life Science, noted in a recent interview that the company is investing 300 million euros ($338 million) in a new Daejeon manufacturing center—its largest life science investment in Asia-Pacific to date—to tap into Asia’s rapidly expanding biopharmaceutical market and strengthen its "in-region, for-region" supply chain strategy.

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    [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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    [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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    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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    [Interview] [Power K Women] "Choosing Growth Over Titles": Breaking the Glass Ceiling in the Automotive Industry

    Kim Najung, Vice President of Mercedes-Benz Korea and Chair of the KGCCI Ausbildung Committee, reflected on her 25-year career journey while highlighting the introduction, achievements, and strategic significance of Ausbildung, a cornerstone model for Korean-German talent development.

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    [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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    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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    [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.