Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Foreign Minister, U.S. Chargé d’Affaires to Korea, and Members of National Assembly’s Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee Visit Ulsan Shipyard (August 13) - A New Leap in ROK–U.S. Cooperation Witnessed at the Heart of the Shipbuilding Industry -
1. On the morning of August 13 (Wed.), Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Hyun, together with Joseph Yun, Chargé d’Affaires at the U.S. Embassy, Kim Seok-ki, Chair of the National Assembly’s Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee, Kim Gi-hyeon, Chair of the Special Committee for ...
Aug 13,2025
Bank of Korea
Monetary and Liquidity Aggregates (June 2025)
1. During June 2025, Narrow Money (M1, seasonally adjusted, period-average) was similar compared to the previous month.
2. Broad Money (M2, seasonally adjusted, period-average) increased by 0.6%.
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Aug 13,2025
Ministry of Data and Statistics
Economically Active Population Survey in July 2025
[Economically active population and labor force participation rate]
◦ The economically active population marked 29.754 million persons in July, which grew 160 thousand persons or 0.5% year-on-year.
◦ The labor force participation rate stood at 65.0% in July, up 0.1%p year-on-...
Aug 13,2025
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
The APEC FSMM: The ROK, Vietnam, and Malaysia Discuss Expanding Trade and Cooperation in Agriculture and Agri-food Products
The APEC FSMM: The ROK, Vietnam, and Malaysia Discuss Expanding Trade and Cooperation in Agriculture and Agri-food ProductsSejong, 13 August 2025 — On 10 August in Incheon, H.E. Song Miryung, Minister of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) of the Repu...
Aug 13,2025
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
APEC Economies Discuss the Ways to Expand Cooperation in Agriculture
APEC Economies Discuss the Ways to Expand Cooperation in Agriculture Sejong, 13 August 2025 — As the 10th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Food Security Ministerial Meeting (FSMM) was held from 9 to 10 August in Incheon, the delegation of the Republic of Korea (...
Aug 13,2025
Financial Services Commission
Household Loans, July 2025
In July 2025, the outstanding balance of household loans across all financial sectors increased KRW2.2 trillion (preliminary), rising at a significantly slower pace compared with the previous month (up KRW6.5 trillion), with the volume of growth falling to the lowest level since ...
Aug 13,2025