Statistics Korea

□ The Consumer Price Index was 116.52(2020=100) in July 2025. The index increased 0.2 percent from the preceding month and rose 2.1 percent from the same month of the previous year. ◦ The index excluding food and energy was 113.47 in July 2025. The index increased 0.3 percen...

Aug 05,2025

Ministry of Science and ICT

- High-level officials of the member economies, such as Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy from the U.S., take part, furthering regional cooperation in the Asia-Pacific - Ministers adopt a declaration that sets out a shared vision for AI and dig...

Aug 04,2025

Ministry of Science and ICT

- Chosen by all 21 member economies as the region’s top researcher under 40 The Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT, Minister Bae Kyunghoon) and the APEC Policy Partnership on Science, Technology and Innovation (PPSTI) announced on July 23, 2025 that Professor Baek Min-kyun...

Aug 04,2025

Ministry of Science and ICT

- First minister appointed by the new administration visits Seoul Biohub—the capital’s life-science innovation base—to kick off on-site engagements - MSIT convenes a roundtable with leading experts to shape Korea’s AI-Bio future.- MSIT will develop a Nati...

Aug 04,2025

Statistics Korea

○ The online shopping transaction value marked 21.8977 trillion won in June 2025, rising 1.8% from June 2024. ○ The mobile shopping transaction value marked 17.0339 trillion won in June 2025, rising 4.6% from June 2024. ※ For more information, refer to the attached file

Aug 01,2025

Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) announced that the 42nd Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Automotive Dialogue (AD)* will be held from Friday, August 1 to Saturday, August 2 at Songdo ConvensiA in Incheon, Korea, in connection with APEC 2025. Establis...

Aug 01,2025

Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) announced on August 1 that Korea’s exports and imports for the month of July 2025 increased 5.9 percent to USD 60.8 billion and 0.7 percent to $54.2 billion year-on-year, respectively. The trade balance stood at a surplus o...

Aug 01,2025

Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) has designated Drone Special Free Zones on 29 July for its third time*, aimed at accelerating commercialization of drone service models and expanding the foundation for drone technology demonstrations, significantly incr...

Jul 31,2025

Statistics Korea

□ In June, the Index of Services went up by 0.5% month-on-month owing to the rise in 'Financial and insurance activities‘ and 'Professional, scientific and technical activities' in spite of the drop in 'Human health and social work activities’. ❍ In June, the Index...

Jul 31,2025

Statistics Korea

1. Production Trend □ The Index of All industry production in June increased by 1.2 percent from the previous month. □ The Index of All industry production in June increased by 0.8 percent from the same period of the previous year. □ The Manufacturing Production Index in ...

Jul 31,2025