Ministry of Foreign Affairs

The United States of America and the Republic of Korea (ROK) held Director-General-level consultations on July 10-11, 2025, in Seoul. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Kevin Kim led the U.S. delegation and ROK Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director-General for North American Affa...

Jul 11,2025

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

1. The Preparatory Office for APEC 2025 (hereinafter “Preparatory Office”) held the First Advance Visit* for 2025 APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting for delegates from 20 APEC member economies from July 9 (Wed) to July 10 (Thu), 2025. The First Advance Visit was chaired by Senior Man...

Jul 10,2025

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

1. On Wednesday, July 9, Director-General for Consular Affairs and Safety Yoon Chu Sok held the 7th ROK-Thailand Consular Consultation in Bangkok with H.E. Mungkorn Pratoomkaew, Director-General of the Department of Consular Affairs of the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The tw...

Jul 09,2025

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

1. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs hosted a special lecture by Professor Philippe Gautier, Registrar of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), on Wednesday, July 9. The event was attended by approximately 80 participants, including Foreign Ministry officials, scholars of inter...

Jul 09,2025

Bank of Korea

▣ Treasury bond yields rose, led by the possibility of increased government bond issuance. ▣ The KOSPI rose sharply as investor sentiment improved on expectations surrounding the government’s stock market revitalization measures. ▣ Bank lending to the household sect...

Jul 09,2025

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

1. On July 8, Dr. Shin Hee-Seok, a legal analyst of the Transitional Justice Working Group (TJWG), was appointed as a member of the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) at the 59th session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC).2. The WGAD is one of the special procedures of...

Jul 09,2025

Financial Services Commission

The Financial Services Commission, the Financial Supervisory Service, and the Korea Exchange introduced joint measures to stamp out unfair trading activities in stock markets on July 9. The financial authorities have held a series of meetings and discussions in the past month to ...

Jul 09,2025

Financial Services Commission

In June 2025, the outstanding balance of household loans across all financial sectors increased KRW6.5 trillion (preliminary), rising at a faster pace compared with the previous month (up KRW5.9 trillion). (By Type)  Home-backed mortgage loans rose KRW6.2 trillion, grow...

Jul 09,2025

Financial Services Commission

The Financial Services Commission held the 13th regular meeting on July 9 and designated seven non-holding financial groups for 2025 pursuant to the Act on the Supervision of Financial Conglomerates (“the Act” hereinafter). The designated entities are Samsung, Hanwha,...

Jul 09,2025

Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

The Pinetree Agroforestry System in Uljin Was Registered as the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System of the UN FAO * For details, please find the attached files below.

Jul 09,2025