Ministry of Foreign Affairs

1. Chun Young-Hee, Director-General for Korean Peninsula Peace Regime of the ROK Ministry of Foreign Affairs, co-hosted the second ROK-U.S. Consultations on North Korean Human Rights with Julie Turner, Special Envoy for North Korean Human Rights Issues of the U.S. Department of S...

Apr 16,2024

Bank of Korea

□ The Export Price Index (KRW basis) increased 0.4 percent from the previous month. o The index increased 2.6 percent over the last 12 months. □ The Import Price Index (KRW basis) increased 0.4 percent from the previous month. o It decreased 0.7 percent over the la...

Apr 16,2024

Ministry of Economy and Finance

Deputy Prime Minister Choi Sang-mok will depart for Washington D.C., on April 16 to attend the ① Trilateral Korea-U.S.-Japan Finance Ministers Meeting, ② Group of 20 (G20) Finance Ministers Meeting and Central Bank Governors Meeting, and ③ World Bank (WB) Development Committee Me...

Apr 16,2024

Ministry of SMEs and Startups

The Ministry of SMEs and Startups (Minister OH Youngju, MSS) announced on April 15 that it has selected 43 Business Incubator Centers (BIs) that have specialized capabilities. Based on their characteristics and capabilities, these 43 BIs will help solve various problems of 1,000 ...

Apr 15,2024

Ministry of Science and ICT

With a high competition ratio of 25:1, 50 master's and 70 doctoral students have been finally selected. The selected candidates will immediately receive a scholarship certificate in the name of the President and start receiving scholarship payments. Master's students will be supp...

Apr 15,2024

Ministry of Science and ICT

Transformation of R&D System into Innovative R&D and Expansion Plans for 2025 R&D Investment Discussed at the Sub-Committee Meeting under the Presidential Advisory Council on Science & Technology - Sub-committees under the Presidential Advisory Council on Sci...

Apr 15,2024

Ministry of SMEs and Startups

The Ministry of SMEs and Startups (MSS) has designated thirteen new Development Centers for Neighborhood Commercial Districts. These centers aim to bring together private experts, such as commercial district planners and local creators, with local governments, merchants, and resi...

Apr 15,2024

Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

Export of Korean Agri-Food Products Continued on Upward Trend to Reach US$2.27 Billion in First Quarter of 2024The estimated export value of Korean agri-food products (K-food) reached an all-time high of US$2.27 billion in the first quarter of 2024. The U.S. took the la...

Apr 15,2024

Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (Minister YU In Chon, MCST) has released Generative AI and Copyright Guide, in English, which the Korean version was initially released on December last year. In a hyperconnected society where works are utilized without b...

Apr 15,2024

Ministry of Environment

▷ The 6th International Meeting of Certification Authorities for Automotive Environmental Certification to be held in South Korea in September, preparations underwayThe National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER, President Geum Han-seung) under the Ministry of Enviro...

Apr 15,2024