Statistics Korea
Consumer Price Index in May 2025
□ The Consumer Price Index was 116.27(2020=100) in May 2025. The index decreased 0.1 percent from the preceding month and rose 1.9 percent from the same month of the previous year.
◦ The index excluding food and energy was 113.10 in May 2025. The index increased 0.2 percent ...
Jun 04,2025
Ministry of Health and Welfare
Unmask the Appeal: Exposing Industry Tactics on Tobacco and Nicotine Products
Unmask the Appeal: Exposing Industry Tactics on Tobacco and Nicotine Products
- Commemorating the 20th Anniversary of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) Enforcement and Korea’s Ratification, Korea Held the 38th World No Tobacco Day Commemorative...
Jun 04,2025
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy
Korea’s exports decline 1.3% in May
The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) announced on June 1 that Korea’s exports and imports for the month of May 2025 decreased 1.3 percent and 5.3 percent year-on-year, respectively, to USD 57.3 billion and $50.3 billion. The trade balance stood at a surplus of...
Jun 02,2025
Statistics Korea
Online Shopping in April 2025
○ The online shopping transaction value marked 21.6858 trillion won in April 2025, rising 2.5% from April 2024.
○ The mobile shopping transaction value marked 16.7943 trillion won in April 2025, rising 4.6% from April 2024.
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Jun 02,2025
Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism
Submit Your Original Content to Win a Flight to South Korea
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (Minister Yu In Chon, MCST) will hold an international content contest, "Talk Talk Korea 2025" from June 2 (Monday) to August 5 (Tuesday), and is inviting people around the world to participate.Marking its 12th anniversary this year, th...
Jun 02,2025
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Discussions on Cooperation between Korea and its Latin American Partner Honduras
1. Jung Ki-hong, Government Representative for Korean Nationals Overseas Protection and Consular Affairs, met with Carlos Garcia, Vice Minister for Consular and Migration Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Honduras who visited Korea for the invitation program of the Ko...
May 30,2025