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Official Foreign Reserves (April 2013)
[ Bank of Korea ]
May 06, 2013
*Click here to see the document: Official Foreign Reserves *Government press release (May 6)
Five more Worker Health Centers set up
[ Ministry of Employment and Labor ]
May 06, 2013
Worker Health Centers that provide free counseling to workers in small workplaces on health, psychological matters, work environment, and so on, have opened up in five more local areas. The centers set up this year are located in Digital Industrial Complex (Seoul), Mipo Industria...
Happiness housing opens a new chapter of sustainable cr...
[ Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport ]
May 06, 2013
Happiness housing opens a new chapter of sustainable creative space utilization in an urban area - Set to be the growth pole stimulating regional economy, job creation, and communication among residents -   The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport of the Repub...
Artificial spawning and incubation of endangered Reeve’...
[ Ministry of Environment ]
May 06, 2013
Korea National Park Service (KNPS) under the Ministry of Environment (MOE) announced on the 3rd that it succeeded in artificial reproduction of Reeve’s turtle, Chinemys reeviesii, (Class Ⅱ Endangered Species, Natural Monument) regardless of season by using induced breeding te...
Gas leak at Samsung Electronics, no influence to air qu...
[ Ministry of Environment ]
May 06, 2013
Regarding the leakage of hydrofluoric acid at the Samsung Electronics plant in Hwaseong on May 2, the National Institute of Environmental Research under the Ministry of Environment reported the result of precise measurement on air quality. The result showed that no fluorine wa...
Get women home safely
[ Seoul Metropolitan Government ]
May 06, 2013
Since April 17, Seoul Metropolitan Government has recruited 500 escorts to get women home safely late at night. Said program is part of the measures taken for the protection of women announced early March and creation of jobs. Escorts will be recruited by each district office. Lo...
ROK-Canada Foreign Ministers Discuss the ROK’s Bid to J...
[ Ministry of Foreign Affairs ]
May 03, 2013
1.Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se had a telephone conversation with Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird on the evening of May 2. They discussed ways to strengthen the relations between the Republic of Korea and Canada, the ROK’s bid to gain a permanent observer  status of the...
The President Leaves for Summit in the United States
[ Office of the President ]
May 03, 2013
The following is a brief overview of President Park Geun-hye's schedule during her visit to the United States: The President's first stop will be in New York from May 5-6. After arriving in New York on the afternoon of May 5, the President's first order of business will be a m...
ROK and Latin America to Share a Vision for National De...
[ Ministry of Foreign Affairs ]
May 02, 2013
1. The Foreign Ministry, together with the Korea Foundation, has invited ministerial-level officials in charge of development planning policies of six Latin American countries to visit the Republic of Korea on May 6-10 to share a future vision for national development. * The For...
Trade Figures for April
[ Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy ]
May 02, 2013
The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy has released its trade figures for April. Despite unfavorable external factors including a weaker Japanese yen, a modest recovery in the world economy pushed the nation’s exports up for the second consecutive month. As a result, the nati...