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Ministry of Health and Welfare
NPS Posts Record 13.59% Return for 2023
NPS Posts Record 13.59% Return for 2023 - Assets under management hit the KRW 1,000 trillion milestone for the first time - □ In 2023, the National Pension Service earned the highest annual return since the NPS Investment Management was established in 1999. ○...
Mar 12,2024
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy
Trade Minister to visit Washington D.C. to discuss FTA and other key bilateral issues
Minister for Trade Inkyo Cheong is visiting Washington D.C., U.S., from March 12-15 (EST) to meet with key figures of the U.S. administration, Congress, major thinktanks and law firms for extensive discussions on Korea-U.S. bilateral cooperation and trade issues, his first visit ...
Korea and ASEAN to discuss FTA upgrade to enhance companies' utilization
Trade, Industry and Energy Ministry’s Director General for FTA Policy Ahn Chang-yong is leading the Korean delegation in the 20th Korea-ASEAN Free Trade Agreement (FTA) Implementing Committee meeting through March 12-13 in Jakarta, Indonesia, for assessing FTA implementatio...
Financial Services Commission
Provision of Prompt Credit Recovery Support Available for Borrowers in Payment Delinquency
The Financial Services Commission announced that prompt credit recovery support will be provided to borrowers in payment delinquency starting from March 12. The credit recovery support will be provided to the borrowers who accrued delinquent payment history of up to KRW20 mi...
Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism
KANG Chang Hee Leads “Chungcheong 2027” Preparations
On March 11 (Mon), Minister YU In Chon of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) appointed former National Assembly Speaker KANG Chang Hee as the chairman of the “The 2027 FISU Summer World University Games (Chungcheong 2027)” Organizing Committee. The app...
Ministry of Environment
Han Wha-jin, Minister of Environment, and John Podesta, Senior Advisor for International Climate Policy to the United States, Discuss Climate Sector Cooperation
▷ First Initiative Following John Podesta's Appointment as Senior Advisor: Bilateral Meeting During Visit to KoreaThe Ministry of Environment (Minister Han Wha-jin) announced on the afternoon of March 12 that Minister Han Wha-jin and John Podesta, Senior Advisor to the Presi...
Ministry of SMEs and Startups
The results of a survey conducted in 2023 have shown that operational metrics for female-run enterprises have improved compared to the previous year
The Ministry of SMEs and Startups, led by Minister OH Youngju, has released the results of a survey conducted in 2023 on the performance of female-run enterprises in 2022. This survey is authorized by the government and is released annually under Article 7 of the Act on Support ...
Mar 11,2024
MSS to foster startups in collaboration with 11 global companies, including NVIDIA, Intel, and OpenAI
The Ministry of SMEs and Startups (Minister OH Youngju) is recruiting startups wishing to participate in the Collaboration Program with Global Companies from February 29 to March 25. MSS has been focusing on its policies that facilitate the growth of startups worldwide. As par...
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Tae-yul Meets with Dr. Thomas Bagger, State Secretary of Germany’s Federal Foreign Office
1. Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Tae-yul met with Dr. Thomas Bagger, State Secretary of Germany’s Federal Foreign Office, on March 11. They exchanged views on matters of mutual interests, such as bilateral relations and the situation on the Korean Peninsula. 2. For...
SK Group shares 76 patented technologies to 53 SMEs and middle-market companies
The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) announced on March 11 that SK Group shared 76 of its patented technologies to 53 middle-market companies and SMEs free of charge. MOTIE's Deputy Minister for Industries and Enterprises Oh Seung-cheol attended the MOTIE-SK...