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Statement by the Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreig...
[ Ministry of Foreign Affairs ]
Mar 08, 2013
1. The Government of the Republic of Korea welcomes and supports the unanimous adoption of United Nations Security Council Resolution 2094 (2013) on March 7 10:14 (EST) which imposes sanctions on North Korea under Article 41 of Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter in respons...
IT Trade Figures for February
[ Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy ]
Mar 08, 2013
The Ministry of Knowledge Economy has released its IT trade figures for February. Korea’s trade balance in the information technology sector posted a $6.36 billion surplus thanks to robust performances in major IT export items. IT%20Trade%20Figures%20for%20February%20(1).JPG ...
Busan National Gukak Center to perform ‘Heritage of Kor...
[ Busan Metropolitan Government ]
Mar 07, 2013
The Busan National Gukak Center performs “Heritage of Korea” to promote the beautiful Korean traditional performing arts to foreign tourists visiting Busan in 2013. Heritage of Korea (Korean Traditional Music and Dance)○ Period: Every Friday from March 8-October 25 7:30 p.m. ○ Ve...
Daegu Regional Environmental Office to conduct investig...
[ Ministry of Environment ]
Mar 07, 2013
Daegu Regional Environmental Office (DREO) announced to investigate any breaches of environmental legislations regarding the chlorine gas leak at Gumi Chemical Co., Ltd occurred on March 5, 2013.              ...
Hwamyeong Arboretum has become the city’s first public ...
[ Busan Metropolitan Government ]
Mar 06, 2013
The Hwamyeong Arboretum Management Office announced it has registered as a public arboretum according to Creation and Furtherance of Arboretums Act and would provide various forest services to citizens, aiming at attracting 500,000 visitors this year. The following projects to pr...
UNOSD grows into a global knowledge hub on sustainable ...
[ Ministry of Environment ]
Mar 06, 2013
The Ministry of Environment (MOE) announced that an ‘Expert Consultation on Knowledge and Capacity Needs for Sustainable Development in Post-Rio+20 Era’ organized by United Nations Office for Sustainable Development (UNOSD) will be held from March 6 to 8 at the Hyatt Regency Hote...
KEITI-Aekyung Co.,Ltd signed a business agreement to sp...
[ Ministry of Environment ]
Mar 05, 2013
Korea Environmental Industry & Technology Institute (KEITI) and Aekyung Ind.Co.,Ltd (Aekyung) signed a “Business Agreement on Spreading a Culture of Sustainable Green Sharing” on March 4 at the head office of Aekyung.   By signing the Agreement, both parties ag...
Joint inspection on excreta treatment facilities to be ...
[ Ministry of Environment ]
Mar 04, 2013
The Ministry of Environment (MOE) will conduct an inspection on livestock excreta treatment facilities from March 4 to 29, jointly with the Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MIFAFF) and the local governments.   The joint inspection is to exami...
Blooming flowers announces the arrival of spring
[ Busan Metropolitan Government ]
Mar 04, 2013
As passing the first day of spring on February 4, 2013 on the lunar calendar, blooming flowers announced the arrival of spring. Pictures show that people are looking around blooming flowers at the Gijang Flower Depository. Gijang-gun County opened a flower depository at Imgi-r...
Consumer Prices, February 2013
[ Ministry of Strategy and Finance ]
Mar 04, 2013
Statistics Korea released their report on Consumer Prices in February on March 4. The consumer Price Index was 107.6 (2010=100) in February 2013. The index increased 0.3 percent from the preceding month and rose 1.4 percent from February 2012 *Government press release (Mar 4)