Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) announced on April 29 that Korea’s retail industry grew 10.9 percent year-on-year in March 2024, with offline and online sales advancing 6.0 percent and 15.7 percent, respectively. MOTIE releases monthly retail sale...

Apr 30,2024

Ministry of Economy and Finance

Statistics Korea released 'Monthly Industrial Statistics, March 2024' report on April 30, 2024. The Index of All industry production in March decreased by 2.1 percent from the previous month. Please refer to the attached pdf for the full report.

Apr 30,2024

Financial Services Commission

Chairman Kim Joo-hyun of the Financial Services Commission attended the technology fund agreement ceremony on April 30. This agreement ceremony is a second follow-up measure for expanded financial support measures for climate crisis response after its first follow-up measure &nda...

Apr 30,2024

Ministry of Economy and Finance

[Current Status of Industrial Activities, March 2024]   In March 2024, the entire industrial production appeared to be adjusted (-2.1%) after four consecutive monthly increases since November 2023, with mining and manufacturing (-3.2%), services (-0.8%), and construction (-8.7%) ...

Apr 30,2024

Ministry of Environment

▷ Global unity emphasized to finalize agreement within the year The 4th Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC*-4) for the UN Plastic Pollution Treaty, started on April 23 (Tuesday) in Ottawa, Canada, ended at 2 a.m. local time on April 30, exceeding its original ...

Apr 30,2024

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

1. Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Tae-yul and Minister of National Defense Shin Won-sik paid a courtesy call on Australian Prime Minister Anthony Norman Albanese in Canberra on the morning of April 29, during their visit to Australia to attend the 6th ROK-Australia Foreign ...

Apr 29,2024

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

1.  Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Tae-yul, who was in Australia to attend the sixth ROK-Australia Foreign and Defense Ministers’ (2+2) Meeting on May 1, laid a wreath at the Australian National Korean War Memorial and the Tomb of the Unknown Australian Soldier in the Austr...

Apr 29,2024

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

1. The final thematic discussion of the 2024 Meeting of Heads of Overseas Diplomatic Missions was held on April 25 under the theme of “Multilateral Diplomacy as a Global Pivotal State” with the participation of Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Kang Insun and heads of overseas dip...

Apr 29,2024

Ministry of SMEs and Startups

The Ministry of SMEs and Startups (Minister OH Youngju, MSS) held a launching ceremony for the Startup Korea Fund in Seoul on Wednesday, April 24, with participating investors. In August 2023, the South Korean government declared its vision of 'Startup Korea' in the &#...

Apr 29,2024

National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea

The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA; Director: Kim Sunghee) presents What an Artificial World from 26 April to 25 August, 2024, at the MMCA Cheongju Art Storage Center (hereafter, MMCA Cheongju). What an Artificial World is the first media art exhi...

Apr 29,2024