<urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:image="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-image/1.1"><url><loc><![CDATA[https://www.ajupress.com/view/20260724172802995]]></loc><image:image><image:loc><![CDATA[https://image.ajunews.com/content/image/2026/07/24/20260724172928781599.jpg]]></image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Korean Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Kim Jung-kwan, U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, South Korean Ambassador to the United States Kang Kyung-wha, U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Michelle Steel and other officials pose for a commemorative photo during the opening ceremony of the Korea-U.S. Shipbuilding Cooperation Center at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington on July 23, 2026. 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AJP Han Jun-gu]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc><![CDATA[https://www.ajupress.com/view/20260724163814901]]></loc><image:image><image:loc><![CDATA[https://image.ajunews.com/content/image/2026/07/24/20260724164638156057.jpg]]></image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Satellite imagery from Planet Labs shows construction of a small research reactor at the King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.]]></image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc><![CDATA[https://image.ajunews.com/content/image/2026/07/24/20260724165238902829.png]]></image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. President Donald Trump (right) meets with Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud in the Oval Office at the White House on Nov. 18, 2025. Courtesy of the White House]]></image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc><![CDATA[https://image.ajunews.com/content/image/2026/07/24/20260724170035254319.png]]></image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Generated by ChatGPT]]></image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc><![CDATA[https://image.ajunews.com/content/image/2026/07/24/20260724174554455323.jpg]]></image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A view of the Kori Nuclear Power Plant in Gijang County, Busan. Kori Unit 1 was permanently shut down in June 2017 after 40 years of operation. Courtesy of Korea Hydro &amp; Nuclear Power]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc><![CDATA[https://www.ajupress.com/view/20260724162936875]]></loc><image:image><image:loc><![CDATA[https://image.ajunews.com/content/image/2026/07/24/20260724163658907677.jpg]]></image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[BLACKPINK's Jennie appears on the cover of her new single Less than a Lover. Photo courtesy of OA Entertainment.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc><![CDATA[https://www.ajupress.com/view/20260724163105880]]></loc><image:image><image:loc><![CDATA[https://image.ajunews.com/content/image/2026/07/24/20260724163417824315.jpg]]></image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[AJP Song Ji-yoon]]></image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc><![CDATA[https://image.ajunews.com/content/image/2026/07/24/20260724163726419099.jpg]]></image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Key developments in the Chey-Roh divorce case. AJP Song Ji-yoon]]></image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc><![CDATA[https://image.ajunews.com/content/image/2026/07/24/20260724164041469183.jpg]]></image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A screenshot of a handmade poster created by the couple's three children, shared by Roh Soh-yeong on Instagram on Nov. 6, 2025. 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Photo courtesy of JYP Entertainment.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc><![CDATA[https://www.ajupress.com/view/20260724161944844]]></loc><image:image><image:loc><![CDATA[https://image.ajunews.com/content/image/2026/07/24/20260724162033585318.jpg]]></image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Courtesy of Nongshim]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc><![CDATA[https://www.ajupress.com/view/20260724160820830]]></loc><image:image><image:loc><![CDATA[https://image.ajunews.com/content/image/2026/07/24/20260724161704138325.png]]></image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[This screenshot was captured from Chey Tae-won's LinkedIn page.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc><![CDATA[https://www.ajupress.com/view/20260724155700816]]></loc><image:image><image:loc><![CDATA[https://image.ajunews.com/content/image/2026/07/24/20260724155756342030.jpg]]></image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and SK Group Chey Tae-won for pose a photo with AI industry executives/ Courtesy of Nvidia]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc><![CDATA[https://www.ajupress.com/view/20260724150801732]]></loc><image:image><image:loc><![CDATA[https://image.ajunews.com/content/image/2026/07/24/20260724151602942364.jpg]]></image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Han-Na Chang, president of the Seoul Arts Center and an internationally acclaimed cellist, poses for a portrait. Photo courtesy of Han-Na Chang's official website.]]></image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc><![CDATA[https://image.ajunews.com/content/image/2026/07/24/20260724151805337257.jpg]]></image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Han-Na Chang, president of the Seoul Arts Center and an internationally acclaimed cellist, conducts an orchestra during a rehearsal. Photo courtesy of Han-Na Chang's official website.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc><![CDATA[https://www.ajupress.com/view/20260724152758753]]></loc><image:image><image:loc><![CDATA[https://image.ajunews.com/content/image/2026/07/24/20260724152854794486.jpg]]></image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won, SK hynix CEO Kwak Noh-jung and SK hynix outside director and board chair Ko Seung-beom ring the opening bell at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York on July 10, 2026. Courtesy of SK hynix]]></image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc><![CDATA[https://image.ajunews.com/content/image/2026/07/24/20260724153106755125.png]]></image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Generated with ChatGPT]]></image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc><![CDATA[https://image.ajunews.com/content/image/2026/07/24/20260724153841908300.jpg]]></image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Hana Bank staff counting dollar and yen notes at its downtown headquarters. AJP Yoo Na-hyun]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc><![CDATA[https://www.ajupress.com/view/20260724151807742]]></loc><image:image><image:loc><![CDATA[https://image.ajunews.com/content/image/2026/07/24/20260724152112910003.jpg]]></image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A female voter in her 30s inserts her ballot into a ballot box at the Al-Farabi Palace of Schoolchildren on March 15 to cast her vote in the national constitutional referendum. AJP Park Sae-jin]]></image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc><![CDATA[https://image.ajunews.com/content/image/2026/07/24/20260724152240282820.jpg]]></image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[123]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc><![CDATA[https://www.ajupress.com/view/20260724150853735]]></loc><image:image><image:loc><![CDATA[https://image.ajunews.com/content/image/2026/07/24/20260724151354635072.jpg]]></image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Created by Gemini]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc><![CDATA[https://www.ajupress.com/view/20260724145820708]]></loc><image:image><image:loc><![CDATA[https://image.ajunews.com/content/image/2026/07/24/20260724145912330300.png]]></image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Courtesy of Kookmin University]]></image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc><![CDATA[https://image.ajunews.com/content/image/2026/07/24/20260724145950960960.png]]></image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Courtesy of Kookmin University]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc><![CDATA[https://www.ajupress.com/view/20260724144510675]]></loc><image:image><image:loc><![CDATA[https://image.ajunews.com/content/image/2026/07/24/20260724144612597019.jpg]]></image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Courtesy of KAIST]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc><![CDATA[https://www.ajupress.com/view/20260724141914627]]></loc><image:image><image:loc><![CDATA[https://image.ajunews.com/content/image/2026/07/24/20260724141943405138.jpg]]></image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and Economy Koo Yun-cheol delivers opening remarks at a government-ruling party meeting on South Korea’s economic growth strategy for the second half of 2026 at the National Assembly Members’ Office Building in Seoul on July 13, 2026. 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AJP Ryu Yuna]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc><![CDATA[https://www.ajupress.com/view/20260724103618338]]></loc><image:image><image:loc><![CDATA[https://image.ajunews.com/content/image/2026/07/24/20260724104000632096.jpg]]></image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Hyundai Mobis plant in Gyeongju/ Courtesy of Hyundai Motor Group]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc><![CDATA[https://www.ajupress.com/view/20260724101023254]]></loc><image:image><image:loc><![CDATA[https://image.ajunews.com/content/image/2026/07/24/20260724101411847957.jpeg]]></image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Graphics by AJP Song Ji-yoon]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc><![CDATA[https://www.ajupress.com/view/20260724102446294]]></loc><image:image><image:loc><![CDATA[https://image.ajunews.com/content/image/2026/07/24/20260724102921889665.jpg]]></image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Hyundai Rotem’s HR-Sherpa multipurpose unmanned ground vehicle and quadruped robots operate on a beach in this undated photo. Courtesy of Hyundai Rotem]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc><![CDATA[https://www.ajupress.com/view/20260724084421041]]></loc><image:image><image:loc><![CDATA[https://image.ajunews.com/content/image/2026/07/24/20260724084607172411.jpg]]></image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The KOSPI and SK hynix share price are displayed on an electronic board at Hana Bank in Seoul on July 10, 2026. AJP Yoo Na-hyun.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc><![CDATA[https://www.ajupress.com/view/20260724101012251]]></loc><image:image><image:loc><![CDATA[https://image.ajunews.com/content/image/2026/07/24/20260724101120935770.jpeg]]></image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[TG-C, a cell and gene therapy for knee osteoarthritis/ Courtesy of Kolon TissueGene]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc><![CDATA[https://www.ajupress.com/view/20260724092340123]]></loc><image:image><image:loc><![CDATA[https://image.ajunews.com/content/image/2026/07/24/20260724082720236797.jpg]]></image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[청와대 전경 [사진=유대길 기자 dbeorlf123@ajunews.com]]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc><![CDATA[https://www.ajupress.com/view/20260724075750983]]></loc><image:image><image:loc><![CDATA[https://image.ajunews.com/content/image/2026/07/24/20260724080947848804.jpg]]></image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[This file image shows Michelle Steel, the new United States Ambassador to the Republic of Korea. 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