Ministry of Environment

▷ Final inspection of flood preparedness to protect public safetyThe Ministry of Environment (Minister Kim Wansup) announced that it will designate and operate the period from April 28 to May 2 as the ‘2nd Korea Flood Safety Emphasis Week’ to conduct a final inspection of fl...

Apr 27,2025

Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy

Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Dukgeun Ahn, together with Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Choi Sang-mok, held the Korea-U.S. 2+2 Trade Dialogue in Washington, D.C. on April 24. Later that afternoon, Minister Ahn met with the Office of the United States Trade Re...

Apr 25,2025

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

- APEC　Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) Chair Participates in APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) Meeting  -1. Ambassador Yoon Seongmee, APEC 2025 Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) Chair, participated in the second APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) Meeting, held in Toront...

Apr 25,2025

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 Foreign Affairs

1. On April 25 (Friday), Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Tae-yul exchanged congratulatory letters with Bolivian Foreign Minister Celinda Sosa Lunda to commemorate the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Korea and the Plurinational State of Bolivia.※ K...

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