<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/20260730175412341]]></loc><image:image><image:loc><![CDATA[https://image.ajunews.com/content/image/2026/07/30/20260730175636773070.jpg]]></image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Officials from Korea Aerospace Industries and Embraer pose after signing an MOU on strategic cooperation in aircraft structures during the Korea-Brazil Business Roundtable in São Paulo, Brazil on July 28, 2026. Courtesy of KAI]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc><![CDATA[https://www.ajupress.com/view/20260730170623109]]></loc><image:image><image:loc><![CDATA[https://image.ajunews.com/content/image/2026/07/30/20260730172408774291.jpg]]></image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Two people seen from behind face Incheon Sinseok Elementary School, a school located next to the Coupang logistics center affected by the fire. 2026.07.20. 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AJP Yoo Na-hyun.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc><![CDATA[https://www.ajupress.com/view/20260730170730112]]></loc><image:image><image:loc><![CDATA[https://image.ajunews.com/content/image/2026/07/30/20260730170913165608.jpg]]></image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An electronic board displays the KOSPI index in the trading room of Hana Bank's headquarters in Seoul on July 29, 2026. AJP Yoo Na-hyun]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc><![CDATA[https://www.ajupress.com/view/20260730172517207]]></loc><image:image><image:loc><![CDATA[https://image.ajunews.com/content/image/2026/07/30/20260730173211632423.jpg]]></image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[South Korean soldiers of the Army’s 6th Infantry Division conduct a fence inspection in a front-line area in Cheorwon, Gangwon Province on May 29, 2026. Courtesy of the Army]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc><![CDATA[https://www.ajupress.com/view/20260730171321163]]></loc><image:image><image:loc><![CDATA[https://image.ajunews.com/content/image/2026/07/30/20260730174445715800.png]]></image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Japan Meteorological Agency map shows the distribution of seismic intensity following the earthquake that struck southwestern Japan on July 28, 2026. Courtesy of the Japan Meteorological Agency.]]></image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc><![CDATA[https://image.ajunews.com/content/image/2026/07/30/20260730172016661020.png]]></image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[This image was generated by Gemini Notebook. AJP Lee Jung-woo]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc><![CDATA[https://www.ajupress.com/view/20260730170904141]]></loc><image:image><image:loc><![CDATA[https://image.ajunews.com/content/image/2026/07/30/20260730171332921208.jpg]]></image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[New U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Michelle Steel waves at Incheon International Airport on July 30, 2026. Aju Business Daily Yoo Dae-gil]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc><![CDATA[https://www.ajupress.com/view/20260730162843929]]></loc><image:image><image:loc><![CDATA[https://image.ajunews.com/content/image/2026/07/30/20260730164040580753.jpg]]></image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Combined naval forces participating in the 2026 Rim of the Pacific Exercise (RIMPAC) conduct maritime training north of the Hawaiian Islands on July 22, 2026. Courtesy of the U.S. Navy]]></image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc><![CDATA[https://image.ajunews.com/content/image/2026/07/30/20260730165420634900.png]]></image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Rear Adm. Jeff Jablon (left), commander of Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, listens as Navy Diver 2nd Class Samuel Adrian (right) briefs him on dive locker capabilities during a scheduled visit aboard the submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) at Naval Base Guam on May 24, 2021. Courtesy of the U.S. Navy]]></image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc><![CDATA[https://image.ajunews.com/content/image/2026/07/30/20260730165709597290.jpg]]></image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Rear Adm. Kim In-ho (center), commander of the Republic of Korea Navy’s Naval Mobile Fleet and Combined Forces Maritime Component Commander for RIMPAC 2026, discusses maritime operations with combined staff at the Maritime Operations Center inside the Pacific Warfighting Center on July 7, 2026. Courtesy of the ROK Navy]]></image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc><![CDATA[https://image.ajunews.com/content/image/2026/07/30/20260730170146116305.jpg]]></image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Combined naval forces participating in the 2026 Rim of the Pacific Exercise (RIMPAC) conduct maritime training north of the Hawaiian Islands on July 22, 2026. Courtesy of the U.S. Navy]]></image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc><![CDATA[https://image.ajunews.com/content/image/2026/07/30/20260730170548210546.jpg]]></image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Visitors tour the Republic of Korea Navy’s newest Aegis destroyer, ROKS Jeongjo the Great, during an open ship event for RIMPAC at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii on June 28, 2026. Courtesy of the ROK Navy]]></image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc><![CDATA[https://image.ajunews.com/content/image/2026/07/30/20260730170658880066.jpg]]></image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Combined naval forces participating in the 2026 Rim of the Pacific Exercise (RIMPAC) conduct maritime training north of the Hawaiian Islands on July 22, 2026. Courtesy of the U.S. Navy]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc><![CDATA[https://www.ajupress.com/view/20260730152730617]]></loc><image:image><image:loc><![CDATA[https://image.ajunews.com/content/image/2026/07/30/20260730153305482448.png]]></image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[This image was generated by ChatGPT. AJP Lee Jung-woo]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc><![CDATA[https://www.ajupress.com/view/20260730160714807]]></loc><image:image><image:loc><![CDATA[https://image.ajunews.com/content/image/2026/07/30/20260730161852238712.png]]></image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Image generated by ChatGPT]]></image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc><![CDATA[https://image.ajunews.com/content/image/2026/07/30/20260730162151319978.png]]></image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The graphic illustrates how daily compounding can leave investors in leveraged ETFs with losses even if the underlying stocks fully recover to their original prices. Source: Hanyang Securities Research Center. Graphics generated by ChatGPT]]></image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc><![CDATA[https://image.ajunews.com/content/image/2026/07/30/20260730162507530540.png]]></image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Yang Jun-sok, a professor of economics at the Catholic University of Korea. Courtesy of Yang Jun-sok]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc><![CDATA[https://www.ajupress.com/view/20260730153834673]]></loc><image:image><image:loc><![CDATA[https://image.ajunews.com/content/image/2026/07/30/20260730161728426380.jpg]]></image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[From left, Kim Dong-sun, executive director of Hanwha Hotels &amp; Resorts; Kim Dong-won, vice president of Hanwha Life; Hanwha Group Chairman Kim Seung-youn; and Kim Dong-kwan, vice chairman of Hanwha Solutions, pose during a ceremony marking the 100th anniversary of the birth of Hyunam Kim Chong-hee, Hanwha Group’s founder in Seoul on Nov. 10, 2022. Courtesy of Hanwha Group]]></image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc><![CDATA[https://image.ajunews.com/content/image/2026/07/30/20260730162054823240.png]]></image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[dd]]></image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc><![CDATA[https://image.ajunews.com/content/image/2026/07/30/20260730162313922219.png]]></image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[dd]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc><![CDATA[https://www.ajupress.com/view/20260730161745859]]></loc><image:image><image:loc><![CDATA[https://image.ajunews.com/content/image/2026/07/30/20260730162113421284.jpg]]></image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Foreign ministry spokesperson Park Il speaks during a regular press briefing at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Seoul on July 30, 2026. AJP Park Sae-jin]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc><![CDATA[https://www.ajupress.com/view/20260730161039819]]></loc><image:image><image:loc><![CDATA[https://image.ajunews.com/content/image/2026/07/30/20260730161350544728.png]]></image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[This AI-generated image illustrates a Kazakh female office worker.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc><![CDATA[https://www.ajupress.com/view/20260730160424794]]></loc><image:image><image:loc><![CDATA[https://image.ajunews.com/content/image/2026/07/30/20260730160837150120.jpg]]></image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Protesters stage a rally in front of a gymnasium in Jamsil, southern Seoul on June 16, 2026. AJP Yoo Na-hyun]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc><![CDATA[https://www.ajupress.com/view/20260730152426604]]></loc><image:image><image:loc><![CDATA[https://image.ajunews.com/content/image/2026/07/30/20260730153149620769.jpg]]></image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Samsung Electronics Seocho headquarters/ AJP Yoo Na-hyun]]></image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc><![CDATA[https://image.ajunews.com/content/image/2026/07/30/20260730171751754648.png]]></image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Source: company release]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc><![CDATA[https://www.ajupress.com/view/20260730143231457]]></loc><image:image><image:loc><![CDATA[https://image.ajunews.com/content/image/2026/07/30/20260730143515881296.jpg]]></image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An employee passes through a security checkpoint at the Bank of Korea in Seoul on April 30, 2026. AJP Yoo Na-hyun.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc><![CDATA[https://www.ajupress.com/view/20260730143106455]]></loc><image:image><image:loc><![CDATA[https://image.ajunews.com/content/image/2026/07/30/20260730144101390207.jpg]]></image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Graphics by AJP Song Ji-yoon]]></image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc><![CDATA[https://image.ajunews.com/content/image/2026/07/30/20260730144247889151.jpg]]></image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Graphics by AJP Song Ji-yoon]]></image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc><![CDATA[https://image.ajunews.com/content/image/2026/07/30/20260730144502954205.jpg]]></image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Soldiers of an experimental manned-unmanned squad are seen with a quadruped robot during a launch ceremony at the 11th Maneuver Division’s Cheolma Unit in Hongcheon, Gangwon Province, July 29, 2026. Courtesy of the Army]]></image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc><![CDATA[https://image.ajunews.com/content/image/2026/07/30/20260730150202551369.jpg]]></image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Graphics by AJP Song Ji-yoon]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc><![CDATA[https://www.ajupress.com/view/20260730143434459]]></loc><image:image><image:loc><![CDATA[https://image.ajunews.com/content/image/2026/07/30/20260730101648597857.jpg]]></image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[최휘영 문화체육관광부 장관이 29일 충북 진천 국가대표 선수촌을 방문해 '2026 밀라노-코르티나 동계올림픽'과 '2026 아이치-나고야 아시안게임'을 대비해 훈련 중인 태권도 국가대표 선수들을 격려하고 기념촬영을 하고 있다. 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Courtesy of Hyundai Motor]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc><![CDATA[https://www.ajupress.com/view/20260730142412420]]></loc><image:image><image:loc><![CDATA[https://image.ajunews.com/content/image/2026/07/30/20260730142704405025.jpg]]></image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Courtesy of]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc><![CDATA[https://www.ajupress.com/view/20260730141240354]]></loc><image:image><image:loc><![CDATA[https://image.ajunews.com/content/image/2026/07/30/20260730141410910153.jpg]]></image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Samsung SDI's headquarters in Giheung/ Courtesy of Samsung SDI]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc><![CDATA[https://www.ajupress.com/view/20260730132917188]]></loc><image:image><image:loc><![CDATA[https://image.ajunews.com/content/image/2026/07/30/20260730133535962405.jpg]]></image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Visitors are reading books at the Starfield Library inside COEX in Seoul's Gangnam District on July 16, 2026. AJP Yoo Na-hyun]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc><![CDATA[https://www.ajupress.com/view/20260730141310355]]></loc><image:image><image:loc><![CDATA[https://image.ajunews.com/content/image/2026/07/30/20260730141457195113.jpg]]></image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[LG Electronics Seoul headquarters/ AJP Yoo Na-hyun]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc><![CDATA[https://www.ajupress.com/view/20260730124958150]]></loc><image:image><image:loc><![CDATA[https://image.ajunews.com/content/image/2026/07/30/20260730133855935005.png]]></image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh answers reporters’ questions at the central bank’s headquarters in Washington, D.C., on July 29, 2026. 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AJP Han Jun-gu]]></image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc><![CDATA[https://image.ajunews.com/content/image/2026/07/30/20260730130609422686.png]]></image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[College students tour server room at SK hynix. (Courtesy of SK hynix)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc><![CDATA[https://www.ajupress.com/view/20260730124652134]]></loc><image:image><image:loc><![CDATA[https://image.ajunews.com/content/image/2026/07/30/20260730125056997979.jpg]]></image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Former South Korea national football team coach Hong Myung-bo (right) answers questions from lawmakers during a hearing on Korea Football Association affairs held by the National Assembly's Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee in Yeouido, Seoul, on July 30, 2026. 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Joint Press Corps]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc><![CDATA[https://www.ajupress.com/view/20260730110926933]]></loc><image:image><image:loc><![CDATA[https://image.ajunews.com/content/image/2026/07/30/20260730111447323595.jpg]]></image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Courtesy of Marvel Studios]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc><![CDATA[https://www.ajupress.com/view/20260730110239898]]></loc><image:image><image:loc><![CDATA[https://image.ajunews.com/content/image/2026/07/30/20260730110325460859.jpg]]></image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[KT's Giga Atto femtocell model/ Captured from online used-goods shop]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc><![CDATA[https://www.ajupress.com/view/20260730103944804]]></loc><image:image><image:loc><![CDATA[https://image.ajunews.com/content/image/2026/07/30/20260730105100567418.png]]></image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[This photo captured from the official webpage of Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) show a page dedicated to S.Korean director Lee Chang-dong and his movie 'Possible Love']]></image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc><![CDATA[https://image.ajunews.com/content/image/2026/07/30/20260730105410709469.jpg]]></image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[This photo provided by Global OTT platform NETFLIX show S.Korean director Lee Chang-dong .]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc><![CDATA[https://www.ajupress.com/view/20260730104943870]]></loc><image:image><image:loc><![CDATA[https://image.ajunews.com/content/image/2026/07/30/20260730105050799795.jpg]]></image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Officials from HD Korea Shipbuilding &amp; Offshore Engineering and Fraser Industries pose after signing an MOU on shipyard revitalization in Washington in July 2026. 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Bank of Korea.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc><![CDATA[https://www.ajupress.com/view/20260730101952710]]></loc><image:image><image:loc><![CDATA[https://image.ajunews.com/content/image/2026/07/30/20260730102453257385.jpg]]></image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Created by Gemini]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc><![CDATA[https://www.ajupress.com/view/20260730095356598]]></loc><image:image><image:loc><![CDATA[https://image.ajunews.com/content/image/2026/07/30/20260730095545745980.jpg]]></image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[LG Energy Solution's energy plant in Ochang/ Courtesy of LG Energy Solution]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc><![CDATA[https://www.ajupress.com/view/20260730092421493]]></loc><image:image><image:loc><![CDATA[https://image.ajunews.com/content/image/2026/07/30/20260730093740196576.jpg]]></image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[KOSPI and bellwether SK hynix roughly halved from their peak levels of June as of July 29, 2026. 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AJP Yoo Na-hyun.]]></image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc><![CDATA[https://image.ajunews.com/content/image/2026/07/29/20260729162616292458.jpg]]></image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Graphics by AJP Song Ji-yoon.]]></image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc><![CDATA[https://image.ajunews.com/content/image/2026/07/29/20260729163238819213.jpg]]></image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Exchange rates and stock indexes are displayed at Hana Bank’s dealing room in Seoul on July 29, 2026. AJP Yoo Na-hyun.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc><![CDATA[https://www.ajupress.com/view/20260729163239704]]></loc><image:image><image:loc><![CDATA[https://image.ajunews.com/content/image/2026/07/29/20260729164505695621.png]]></image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A South Korean Dosan Ahn Chang-ho-class KSS-III submarine sails at sea in this undated photo. 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AJP Yoo Na-hyun]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc><![CDATA[https://www.ajupress.com/view/20260728095022607]]></loc><image:image><image:loc><![CDATA[https://image.ajunews.com/content/image/2026/07/28/20260728095545433246.jpg]]></image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Courtesy of the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc><![CDATA[https://www.ajupress.com/view/20260728091552504]]></loc><image:image><image:loc><![CDATA[https://image.ajunews.com/content/image/2026/07/28/20260728094832123378.png]]></image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The U.S. Navy’s Los Angeles-class nuclear-powered submarine USS Annapolis enters Jeju Naval Base for logistics replenishment in July 2023. 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Courtesy of Cheong Wa Dae]]></image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc><![CDATA[https://image.ajunews.com/content/image/2026/07/28/20260728111926845613.jpg]]></image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[President Lee Jae Myung and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva attend a summit in Brasília, Brazil on July 26, 2026. Courtesy of Cheong Wa Dae]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc><![CDATA[https://www.ajupress.com/view/20260728084006380]]></loc><image:image><image:loc><![CDATA[https://image.ajunews.com/content/image/2026/07/28/20260728084653825219.jpg]]></image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Apartment prices in Dongtan, Hwaseong in Gyeonggi that houses mostly Samsung Electronics employees, has been rising fastest on record, gaining more than 10% across June and July. AJP Yoo Na-hyun July 14, 2026]]></image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc><![CDATA[https://image.ajunews.com/content/image/2026/07/28/20260728084357544401.jpg]]></image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Record traffic is expected for the summer peak season at Incheon International Airport in South Korea where chip-fueled growth bolsters consumer confidence. AJP Han Jun-gu July 27. 2026]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>