Ministry of Health and Welfare

MOHW to Link 30 Community Integrated Care Services, Expanding to 60 by 2030 - Roadmap unveiled ahead of nationwide rollout of community-based integrated care - - Service coverage to expand in stages to older adults, persons with disabilities, and people with mental  illn...

Mar 09,2026

Ministry of Health and Welfare

MOHW Signs KRW 710 Billion Investment MOU with Roche - To attract global clinical trials in advanced biopharmaceuticals, train R&D specialists, and accelerate the growth of promising biohealth companies - The Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW, Minister Jeong Eun Ky...

Mar 09,2026

Bank of Korea

The Bank of Korea and the Swiss National Bank renewed the Swiss Franc–Korean Won Bilateral Swap Arrangement. The size of the arrangement is CHF 10 billion / KRW 18.5 trillion. The effective period is for five additional years from March 1, 2026, and may be further exten...

Mar 09,2026

Bank of Korea

□ Depository corporations increased their industrial lending by 8.6 trillion won in the fourth quarter of 2025. o By purpose, lending for working capital increased by 2.0 trillion won, and loans for facilities investment expanded by 6.6 trillion won. o Loans extended by d...

Mar 09,2026

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Hyun held a telephone conversation with H.E. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain, on Saturday, March 7. Over the phone, Minister Cho discussed with his Bahraini counterpart the current situation in...

Mar 07,2026

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Hyun held a telephone conversation with H.H. Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) at 10:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 5, and discussed the current situation in the...

Mar 06,2026

Ministry of Health and Welfare

Biohealth Exports Reach Record High of USD 27.9 Billion in 2025 - Pharmaceutical exports surpass USD 10 billion for the first time; cosmetics reach a record high for the second consecutive year - - MOHW targets USD 30.4 billion in exports this year, with strengthened support ...

Mar 06,2026

Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources

Trade Minister Yeo Han-koo of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources (MOTIR, Minister JK Kim) held a meeting in Seoul on March 5, 2026, with the ambassadors of four MERCOSUR countries—Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. The meeting followed up on the Korea&ndas...

Mar 06,2026

Ministry of Data and Statistics

□ The Consumer Price Index was 118.40 (2020=100) in February 2026. The index increased 0.3 percent from the preceding month and rose 2.0 percent from the same month of the previous year. ◦ The index excluding food and energy was 114.87 in February 2026. The index increased 0...

Mar 06,2026

Ministry of Data and Statistics

□ The Consumer Price Index was 118.03 (2020=100) in January 2026. The index increased 0.4 percent from the preceding month and rose 2.0 percent from the same month of the previous year. ◦ The index excluding food and energy was 114.41 in January 2026. The index increased 0.5...

Mar 06,2026