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Ministry of Science and ICT
Government Boosts Investment in Firsts and Best-in-class R&D
- MSIT will promote world-leading R&D in full scale in 2025 based on the improvement of the government R&D system - The Ministry will strengthen pioneering efforts in overall national R&D investment and systematically address the challenges of future generations. - ...
Mar 27,2024
Conclusion of the Horizon Europe association negotioations
Korea becomes the first Asian country to conclude the negotiations for its association to the world’s largest multilateral research and innovation funding program MSIT announces successful conclusion of association negotiations for Horizon Europe, the EU’s R...
Minister Attended Nuclear Energy Summit 2024
The Minister of Science and ICT, Lee Jong Ho, attended the Nuclear Energy Summit 2024, hosted by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Belgian government, on March 21 at the Brussels Expo. As the head of the Korean delegation, Minister Lee highlighted the Korean gover...
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
First ROK-U.S. Enhanced Disruption Task Force Meeting Focuses on Ways to Block North Korea’s Illicit Refined Oil Procurement
1. The first meeting of the Republic of Korea (ROK)-United States (U.S.) Enhanced Disruption Task Force was held on March 26 in Washington D.C., with participation of more than 30 people from the two countries’ government agencies in charge of diplomacy, intelligence, sanct...
MOFA Spokesperson’s Commentary on Israel’s Declaration of Land in West Bank as “State Land”
1. The government of the Republic of Korea expresses its deep concern over Israel’s recent declaration of over 800 hectares of land in the West Bank’s Jordan Valley as “state land.” 2. The construction of settlements is against international law and undermines not only the v...
Financial Services Commission
Government to Ensure Provision of Financial Support for Vulnerable Sectors
The Financial Services Commission announced the government’s plan to ensure provision of financial support intended to help improve conditions for vulnerable sectors on March 27. To reduce the financing burden of SMEs and small merchants and boost their operating condi...
New Operating Rules on Virtual Asset Market Inspection to Ensure Strict Investigation and Punishment on Unfair Trades
The Financial Services Commission issued a preliminary notice for the enactment of new operating rules on the inspection of virtual asset market being proposed for public comment from March 28 to May 7. The new operating rules will specifically deal with details of the procedures...
Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs
MPVA Launches Global Academy 2024 "Passing on Friendship with UN Sending States to Future Generations"
• Inauguration ceremony will take place on Thursday, the 28th at 11 AM at the Royal Park Convention in Seoul with approximately 70 attendees including Kang Yoon-jin, the Director General of Veterans Policy at MPVA, teachers from Korean participating schools, and officials from th...
Mar 26,2024
Ministry of Health and Welfare
Shaping the Future for 10 Million Senior Citizens: Developing Policies for Enhanced Senior Welfare
The Twenty-Second Public Engagement Roundtable: Healthy and Fulfilling Senior Life Shaping the Future for 10 Million Senior Citizens: Developing Policies for Enhanced Senior Welfare and Happiness – More housing for the senior citizens, provision of suffi...
The ROK to Expand Healthcare Cooperation with Turkmenistan, Paraguay, and Mongolia
The ROK to Expand Healthcare Cooperation with Turkmenistan, Paraguay, and Mongolia - Bilateral meetings held during Medical Korea 2024, along with the signing of a Paraguay-ROK MOU for the healthcare sector - On March 14 and 15, the Ministry of Health and Welfa...