Ministry of Data and Statistics

□ In February, the Index of Services went up by 0.5% month-on-month owing to the rise in 'Wholesale and retail trade' and 'Professional, scientific and technical activities' in spite of the drop in 'Information and communication'. ❍ In February, the Index of Services grew by...

Mar 31,2026

Ministry of Data and Statistics

1. Production Trend □ The Index of All Industry Production in February increased by 2.5 percent from the previous month. □ The Index of All Industry Production in February increased by 0.5 percent from the same period of the previous year. □ The Manufacturing Production...

Mar 31,2026

Ministry of Science and ICT

20. Establishing an “AI Highway” to Become a Top Three Global AI Powerhouses (AI G3) The Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister: Bae Kyung-hoon) announced that it has selected the Samsung SDS consortium as the preferred bidder for t...

Mar 31,2026

Ministry of Science and ICT

-MSIT signed an MOU with partner companies on the K-Moonshot Strategy. -The K-Moonshot Corporate Partnership was launched centered on AI infrastructure companies. 【Relevant National Tasks】 28-1. Nurturing future strategic technologies through public-private partnershi...

Mar 31,2026

Ministry of Science and ICT

- With the addition of the Motif Technologies-led consortium, competition among the four elite teams is expected to accelerate in the first half of 2026. 【Relevant National Tasks】 21. Becoming the world’s most AI-literate country The Ministry of Science and I...

Mar 31,2026

Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs

The Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs (Minister Kwon Oh-eul) announced that Captain Kim Hyun-il of the Republic of Korea Air Force and Lieutenant Colonel James Power Carne of the British Army have been selected as the “Korean War Hero of the Month” for April 2026 in recog...

Mar 31,2026

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

A resolution on the situation of human rights in the DPRK, co-sponsored by 50 countries including the Republic of Korea, was adopted by consensus at the 61st session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on March 30 (Geneva time).The ROK government notes that, in the resolution,...

Mar 31,2026

Ministry of Science and ICT

- Advancing the future of Korea-Japan relations through cooperation on emerging digital technologies The Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT; Bae Kyunghoon, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister) announced on Friday, February 27th that it jointly hosted the Second Korea-Japan IC...

Mar 30,2026

Bank of Korea

□ On March 30 2026, the Bank of Korea and the Financial Services Commission held the 6th Benchmark Rate and Short-Term Financial Market Consultation to finalize the benchmark rate reform plan. ※ Please refer to the attached files.

Mar 30,2026

Ministry of Science and ICT

During the India AI Impact Summit 2026, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Science and ICT Bae Kyunghoon had a bilateral meeting with Michael Kratsios, Science Advisor to the President of the United States and Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy...

Mar 30,2026