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Joint Declaration in Commemoration of the 60th Annivers...
[ Office of the President ]
May 08, 2013
Joint Declaration in Commemoration of the 60th Anniversary of the Alliance between the Republic of Korea and the United States of America May 7, 2013 For six decades, the ROK-U.S. Alliance has served as an anchor for stability, security, and prosperity on the Korean Peninsula, ...
Policy forum on the use of food waste disposer
[ Ministry of Environment ]
May 07, 2013
On May 7, the Ministry of Environment (MOE) and lawmaker Kim Seong-tae hold a policy forum at National Assembly Members’ Office Building to discuss measures for introducing food waste disposer (hereinafter referred to as “disposer”) regarding the implementation of volume-based...
Korea, Indonesia Stepping Up Energy Ties
[ Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy ]
May 07, 2013
South Korean Deputy Minister for Energy and Resources Kim Jundong led a delegation from the public and private sectors to Bail, Indonesia on April 30 to host the 6th Korea-Indonesia Energy Forum. The event was aimed at enhancing bilateral ties and exploring new business opportuni...
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...