{
  "id": 18262374,
  "title": "K-Water Marks AWC's 10-Year Milestone",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/k-water-marks-awcs-10-year-milestone",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-05T06:32:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "BusinessKorea",
    "slug": "businesskorea",
    "url": "https://www.businesskorea.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=280583"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Asia Water Council (AWC), comprising 187 member institutions from 27 Asian countries, celebrated its 10th anniversary by launching the AWC 2.0 era. K-water, the council's chair institution, hosted the 25th and 26th Board of Council meetings and the 5th General Assembly in Bangkok, Thailand. During the event, seven new member institutions were admitted, including Jeju Special Self-Governing Province and Bhutan's state-owned investment company, Druk Holding and Investments. K-water also showcased its digital gap-narrowing technologies, such as AI water purification plants and Smart Water Network Management, to help South Korean water companies expand into overseas markets.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}