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SK Group Chairman and head of the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry Chey Tae-won speaks at the KBS1 documentary ″Documentary Insight - War for Talent 2″ (translated). [SK GROUP]

SK Group chairman says most valuable people in AI era will be those who connect humans and technology

SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won said that the most valuable type of person in the age of AI will be generalists who can connect humans and AI, not specialists with deep expertise in a single domain.

2026.5.29

Park Il-joon, vice chairman of the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI), bows his head in apology on Feb. 9 at an emergency meeting of economic organizations at the Korea Trade Insurance Corporation in Jongno District, central Seoul, over a KCCI press release claiming that wealthy Koreans are leaving the country due to inheritance taxes. [NEWS1]

KCCI pledges verification overhaul in wake of controversy over report about wealthy Koreans leaving

The Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) apologized and pledged a sweeping overhaul of its verification system after President Lee Jae Myung denounced its report on wealthy Koreans leaving the country as “fake news.”

2026.2.9

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Park Il-jun, right, executive vice chairman of the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry, attends an emergency meeting between major business lobby groups and Industry Minister Kim Jung-kwan in Seoul on Feb. 9. [YONHAP]

Biz lobby apologizes over misleading report after Lee's criticism

The Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) on Monday issued an apology over its misleading press material claiming Korea's heavy inheritance tax has led to a sharp rise in the exodus of affluent individuals.

2026.2.9

The Korea Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) building in central Seoul [KCCI]

Korean, Japanese biz lobbies discuss AI, semiconductor cooperation

Korean and Japanese business lobbies on Monday discussed ways to boost cooperation between the two countries in the AI and semiconductor industries, along with key shared agendas, such as a population crisis.

2025.12.8

James Kim, chairman and CEO of the American Chamber of Commerce in Korea (Amcham), delivers opening remarks at the ″Doing Business in the U.S. Seminar 2025,″ co-hosted by Amcham and the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI), at the KCCI building in Jung District, central Seoul, on Nov. 21. [AMCHAM]

Tariff deal, changing dynamics highlighted in Amcham-KCCI 'Doing Business in the U.S.' seminar

The American Chamber of Commerce in Korea (Amcham), together with the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI), hosted their annual “Doing Business in America” seminar on Thursday.

2025.11.21

The photo shows Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry Chairman Chey Tae-won, left, with Ren Hongbin, chairman of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, in Beijing on Oct. 10. [YONHAP]

SK chief Chey visits China to drum up support for APEC CEO Summit

The head of a major Korean business organization visited China to rev up support for the successful hosting of the upcoming Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit in Korea later this month, the organization said Sunday.

2025.10.12

Cars ready for exports are piled up at a port in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi on Sept. 16. [YONHAP]

EVs, cosmetics top list of Korea's leading exports

Electric vehicles (EVs) and cosmetics have emerged as two of Korea’s top export items over the past decade, replacing traditional bestsellers like diesel cars and televisions, according to a report released Tuesday.

2025.9.30

Trade Minister Yeo Han-koo speaks during the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s (KCCI) international trade committee meeting at the KCCI building in central Seoul on Sept. 22. [MINISTRY OF TRADE, INDUSTRY AND ENERGY]

Korean firms call for U.S. tariff relief, visa reforms amid trade uncertainty

Korean companies urged the government Monday to seek eased U.S. tariffs on strategic industries and improvements to the U.S. visa program for Korean workers, a major business lobby said.

2025.9.22

Containers stack up at Pyeongtaek Port in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi on Sept. 4. [YONHAP]

Korea sees sharpest tariff hike among major countries on exports to U.S. in Q2

Korea saw the steepest hike in tariffs imposed on its exports to the United States among major trading partners of the United States in the second quarter of 2025, data showed Sunday, following Washington's new trade policy.

2025.9.21

Samsung Electronics Co. Chairman Lee Jae-yong, right, meets with Nvidia Corp. CEO Jensen Huang during a roundtable meeting with Korean and U.S. business leaders at a Washington hotel in Washington on Aug. 25. [YONHAP]

Gov't, S. Korean biz community in final prep to host global tycoons at APEC

The government and the Korean business community are making a final push to invite global tycoons to business events to take place on the sidelines of the upcoming Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, industry sources said Sunday.