Ministry of Foreign Affairs
MOFA Spokesperson’s Commentary on Recent Escalation of Tensions in Middle East
1. The government of the Republic of Korea extends its grave concern over the recent rapid escalation of tensions in the Middle East, including Israel’s attack on Iran on June 13 (Friday), and condemns all actions which aggravate the situation.2. The government of the Republic of...
Jun 13,2025
Ministry of Science and ICT
Reannouncement of the National AI Computing Center Project
The Ministry of Science and ICT (Minister Yoo Sang-im, hereinafter referred to as “MSIT”) announced that it will reissue the public call for the National AI Computing Center Project from Monday, June 2 to Friday, June 13. The reannouncement is an extension of the init...
Jun 13,2025
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy
Korea’s ICT exports climb 9.6% in May
The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) and the Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT) announced today that Korea’s exports and imports of information and communications technology (ICT) goods for the month of May 2025 advanced 9.6 percent and 0.5 percent year-on-yea...
Jun 12,2025
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Deputy Minister for Political Affairs Attends ASEAN Senior Officials’ Meetings
- He spoke of Korea’s ASEAN priority policy under its new government and expressed support for the ASEAN Community Vision 2045 -1. Deputy Minister for Political Affairs Chung Byung-won attended as Korea’s head delegate the ASEAN Plus Three (ASEAN+3/APT), East Asia Summit (EAS), a...
Jun 11,2025
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Republic of Korea hosts the 15th FEALAC Cyber Secretariat Workshop
1. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs held the “15th Forum for East Asia-Latin America Cooperation (FEALAC) Cyber Secretariat Workshop” in Seoul on Wednesday, June 11 under the theme “FEALAC's Vision for Reinvigorating Cooperation between East Asia and Latin America.” The event was ...
Jun 11,2025
Statistics Korea
Economically Active Population Survey in May 2025
[Economically active population and labor force participation rate]
◦ The economically active population marked 30.012 million persons in May, which grew 213 thousand persons or 0.7% year-on-year.
◦ The labor force participation rate stood at 65.6% in May, up 0.2%p year-on-ye...
Jun 11,2025