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A foundation established for conquering in advance the ...
[ Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport ]
Feb 01, 2013
A foundation established for conquering in advance the KRW-80-trillion global ballast water treatment marketsAquatic organisms' extinction ability shop test facilities built; Korean shipbuilding industry's competitiveness expected to be further strengthened     Korea...
Consumer Prices Analysis
[ Ministry of Strategy and Finance ]
Feb 01, 2013
Consumer prices grew 0.6% month-on-month and 1.5% year-on-year, remaining steady within a 1% range for the 3rd consecutive month. Due to frequent snowfall and cold weather agricultural product prices rose, but petroleum prices fell. The government will continue to promote preempt...
2013 budget spending guidelines for public institutions...
[ Ministry of Strategy and Finance ]
Feb 01, 2013
The Ministry of Strategy and Finance reviewed and approved the 2013 budget spending guidelines for public institutions and public firms at the first Public Institutions Management Meeting held on January 31. This year’s guidelines, with its focus on maintaining price stability, r...
ROK Pledges to Provide Syrian Refugees with an Addition...
[ Ministry of Foreign Affairs ]
Jan 31, 2013
1. The high-level International Humanitarian Pledging Conference for Syria took place in Kuwait on January 30. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and His Highness Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah of Kuwait co-presided over the Conference. On behalf of the government of ...
ROK to Assume the UN Security Council Presidency for Fe...
[ Ministry of Foreign Affairs ]
Jan 31, 2013
1. The Republic of Korea will assume the presidency of the UN Security Council for the month of February 2013. ° The role of the President of the Security Council involves, based on the consultation with Council members, preparing the program of work, chairing meetings and condu...
Singapore Ambassador to Korea visits IAGOC
Jan 31, 2013
During the talk with the Ambassador Tan, President Kim expressed his gratitude for Singapore National Olympic Committee's active cooperation including many technical delegates' visit to IAGOC last year. He also promised unsparing support for Singapore national team to achieve the...
Citizens’ Hall opened on Jan 12
[ Seoul Metropolitan Government ]
Jan 30, 2013
Located at basements 1 and 2 of the New City Hall with total floor area of 7,842m2, Citizens’ Hall opened its doors on Saturday, January 12. The dedication ceremony began at 11:00 with the unveiling of the signboard of Citizens’ Hall featuring the logo of a big human ear, a symbo...
Torch for PyeongChang World Winter Special Olympics 201...
[ Busan Metropolitan Government ]
Jan 30, 2013
The Olympic torch for the PyeongChang Special Olympics World Winter Games 2013 which has been lit in Athens, Greece on January 17, 2013, arrived in Busan on January 25. Busan City hosted Olympic torch welcome ceremony and celebrated the PyeongChang Special Olympics World Winter G...
The Environmental Office’s report on pollution at Samsu...
[ Ministry of Environment ]
Jan 30, 2013
The Han River Basin Environmental Office announced the status of environmental pollution of the accident site of a Samsung Electronics plant where hydrofluoric acid was leaked on January 28, 2013. According to the measurement with detector-tube at 11:55 am on 29, 0.2ppm was detec...
South’s Naro space rocket set to launch on Jan. 30
[ Ministry of Education ]
Jan 30, 2013
South Korea will again seek to join the elite global space club next week with a third launch of its Korea Space Launch Vehicle-1 (KSLV-1), the science ministry said yesterday. The space rocket, also known as Naro, will be launched Wednesday from the country’s Naro Space Center, ...