Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs

• The repatriation ceremony will be held at Incheon International Airport on Tuesday, April 29 at 5:30 PM The interment will follow at UN Memorial Cemetery in Busan on Tuesday, April 30 at 14:00 PM• Horstman becomes the 30th UN veteran to be posthumously interred at the cemetery.

Apr 25,2025

Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

S. Korea Designates Five Alcoholic Beverage Makers as Must-Visit Places for the Year 2025Sejong, 24 April 2025 — The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) and the Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation (aT) newly designated five craft alcoholic b...

Apr 25,2025

Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy

The Korea Trade Commission (KTC) under the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) held the 459th KTC meeting today for deliberation and resolution on six agenda items. First, the KTC decided to propose the levying of anti-dumping duties on Vietnamese cold-rolled stai...

Apr 24,2025

Bank of Korea

◈ Real gross domestic product (chained volume measure of GDP) decreased by 0.2 percent in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the previous quarter. ◈ Real gross domestic income (GDI) decreased by 0.4 percent compared to the previous quarter. ※ Refer to the attached fi...

Apr 24,2025

Bank of Korea

□ The Composite Business Sentiment Index (CBSI) for all industries for Apr 2025 was 87.9, up 1.2 points from the previous month, and that for the outlook for the following month also up by 0.7 points to 86.3. ― In the manufacturing sector, the CBSI for Apr 2025 was 93.1, up 1....

Apr 24,2025

Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism

- Starting October 23 this year, the Domestic Agent Designation System will be implemented in accordance with a draft amendment to the Enforcement Decree of the Game Industry Promotion Act.- The (Draft) Guide to the Domestic Agent Designation System under the Game Industry Promot...

Apr 24,2025

Ministry of the Interior and Safety

A Safe Korea for Internationals: Annual Policy Session on Disaster and Safety Management for Diplomatic Missions to Korea - The 8th Annual Policy Session on 22 April 2025 - One hundred distinguished participants representing 63 embassies are anticipated to attend. ※ Ple...

Apr 23,2025

Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy

A news article by Hankyung on April 22 reported that the Chinese government sent Korean firms an official letter warning of sanctions should they export to U.S. arms companies any products manufactured using Chinese rare earth elements. The news article further claimed that this ...

Apr 23,2025

Bank of Korea

The Composite Consumer Sentiment Index (CCSI) for April 2025 stood at 93.8, 0.4 points higher than in March 2025. * Please refer to the attached files for details.

Apr 23,2025

Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

S. Korea Builds a Smart Farm Complex in Saudi Arabia to Increase Exports of Smart Farms to the Middle EastSejong, 23 April 2025 — On 21 April in Riyadh, the capital of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) held a ceremony fo...

Apr 23,2025