Statistics Korea

□ The Consumer Price Index was 114.40(2020=100) in November 2024. The index decreased 0.3 percent from the preceding month and rose 1.5 percent from the same month of the previous year. ◦ The index excluding food and energy was 111.44 in November 2024. The index remained uncha...

Dec 03,2024

Ministry of Unification

Statement on the 10th Year of the Arbitrary Detention of Choi Chun-gil in North Korea Unification SpokespersonDecember 3, 2024 This month marks the 10th year of Missionary Choi Chun-gil ’s arbitrary detention by North Korea. Missionary Choi Chun-gil was unlawfully arrest...

Dec 03,2024

Cultural Heritage Administration

 The National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage Introduces International Korean Art Information Service in Collaboration with the Getty Research Institute in the U.S. - To Provide a Foundation for Domestic and International Research on Korean Art Heritag...

Dec 03,2024

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

1. On December 2, Deputy Minister for Multilateral and Global Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Kweon Ki-hwan attended the "Cairo Ministerial Conference*." In the conference, he emphasized the international community’s efforts to respond to the humanitarian crisis in the...

Dec 03,2024

Ministry of Economy and Finance

The Consumer Price Index was 114.40(2020=100) in November 2024. The index decreased 0.3 percent from the preceding month and rose 1.5 percent from the same month of the previous year. Please refer to the attached pdf for the full report.

Dec 03,2024

Financial Services Commission

The Financial Services Commission announced that the government approved a revision bill for the Enforcement Decree of the Specialized Credit Finance Business Act at the cabinet meeting held on December 3. This revision will allow specialized credit finance businesses, such as cr...

Dec 03,2024

Ministry of Economy and Finance

The consumer price index (CPI) in November 2024 rose by 1.5% y-o-y, up 0.2%p from October (1.3%). Despite the continued trend of declining petroleum product prices (-5.3%, y-o-y) and falling prices for agricultural, livestock, and fishery products (+1.0%, y-o-y), the slower decli...

Dec 03,2024

Ministry of Health and Welfare

Health Dialogue Held to Strengthen Healthcare Cooperation Between Korea and the UK     The Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW, Minister Cho KyooHong) announced that the 1st Korea-UK Health Dialogue was held on Monday, December 2, at 4 p.m. in Seoul.   This d...

Dec 02,2024

Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs

the ministry of patriots and veterans affairs ministerkang jung-ai announced that second lieutenant lee seong-deok of the republic ofkorea army has been ed as the “hero of the month” for december 2024 inrecognition of his valiant efforts during the korean war.

Dec 02,2024

Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs

The Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs MinisterKang Jung-ai announced that Patrick Dawson, Thomas Daniel Ryan, and AugustineSweeney as the “Independence Activists of the Month” for December 2024. TheseIrish Catholic priests, who shared the truth of Japan’s wartime defeats ...

Dec 02,2024