Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources (MOTIR, Minister Kim Jung-kwan) announced that Deputy Minister for Trade Park Jong-won will visit Guangdong Province, China, from October 20 to 21 to attend the 10th Korea–Guangdong Development Forum and hold bilateral talks wit...

Oct 20,2025

Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources

The Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS, President Kim Dae-ja) under the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources (MOTIR) announced that Korea will propose four new international standards reflecting next-generation offshore plant technologies at the ISO Technical C...

Oct 20,2025

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

On Monday, October 20, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Kim Jina met with Mr. Haoliang Xu, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Acting Administrator of the UN Development Programme (UNDP) who is visiting Korea to attend an APEC Finance Ministerial Meeting, and discussed way...

Oct 20,2025

Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs

The Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs (Minister Kwon Oh-eul) announced that Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden and the Swedish government delegation, who have been on an official visit to the Republic of Korea since October 15, will pay tribute at the Mo...

Oct 20,2025

Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

Saudi Agriculture 2025 Connects the ROK and the KSA for Expanded Trade of Agricultural Inputs and Smart FarmsSejong, 19 October 2025 — From 20 to 23rd October, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) of the Republic of Korea (ROK) will open a Korean pavil...

Oct 20,2025

Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

International Buyers and Korean Exporters Meet at Korea Seed Expo 2025 for Trade of K-SeedsSejong, 20 October 2025 — On 20 October, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) has announced that Korea Seed Expo 2025 will be held from 22 to 24 October at the P...

Oct 20,2025

Ministry of Data and Statistics

Economically active population and labor force participation rate ◦ The economically active population marked 29.788 million persons in September, which grew 324 thousand persons or 1.1%year-on-year. ◦ The labor force participation rate stood at 65.0% in September, up 0.4%p ye...

Oct 17,2025

Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources (MOTIR, Minister Kim Jung-kwan), together with the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA, President and CEO Kang Kyung-sung), hosted the Korea–Japan Investment Forum on Friday, October 17, at The Okura Tokyo. The forum ...

Oct 17,2025

Ministry of Health and Welfare

MOHW Establishes First Comprehensive Plan for Organ and Tissue Donation - Donation registration points expanding to community service centers, driver’s license agencies, and National Health Insurance Service branches - - Plans to introduce a legal framework for organ do...

Oct 17,2025

Bank of Korea

□ The Export Price Index (KRW basis) increased 0.6 percent from the previous month. o The index increased 2.2 percent over the last 12 months. □ The Import Price Index (KRW basis) increased 0.2 percent from the previous month. o It increased 0.6 percent over the last 12 mont...

Oct 17,2025