{
  "id": 16083602,
  "title": "US envoy highlights shipbuilding cooperation with S. Korea",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/us-envoy-highlights-shipbuilding-cooperation-with-s-korea",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-22T18:22:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20261023/us-envoy-highlights-shipbuilding-cooperation-with-s-korea"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "U.S. Ambassador Michelle Steel emphasized the potential for enhanced shipbuilding collaboration between South Korea and the United States during a visit to Samsung Heavy Industries' Geoje shipyard. She stressed that merging American and Korean expertise could bolster shipbuilding industries, spur innovation, and generate new employment prospects for workers in both nations. Steel expressed gratitude to Samsung Heavy Industries, the world's fifth-largest shipbuilder by existing orders, for their warm reception and for sharing their vision for shipbuilding cooperation. These remarks coincide with South Korea's broader efforts to revitalize the American shipbuilding sector under the Make American Shipbuilding Great Again (MASGA) initiative. Earlier this year, Samsung Heavy Industries set up a research center in San Diego to bolster the South Korea-U.S. partnership. The SHI-SDSU Advanced Maritime Center, a joint venture with San Diego State University, is part of this ongoing collaboration.",
  "summary": "WASHINGTON — U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Michelle Steel on Thursday highlighted the potential for greater shipbuilding cooperation between Seoul and Washington following a visit to a shipyard operated by Samsung Heavy Industries Co. \"By combining American and Korean expertise, we can strengthen our shipbuilding industries, drive innovation and create new opportunities for workers in both…",
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    "U.S. Ambassador Michelle Steel visits Samsung Heavy Industries Geoje shipyard.",
    "Steel highlights potential for enhanced shipbuilding collaboration between US and South Korea.",
    "Samsung Heavy Industries sets up research center in San Diego to strengthen partnership."
  ],
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "U.S. envoy highlights shipbuilding cooperation with S. Korea in visit to Samsung Heavy's Geoje shipyard",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/u-s-envoy-highlights-shipbuilding-cooperation-with-s-korea-in-visit",
        "published": "2026-10-22T18:11:45.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}