Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs

To mark the designation of the 150th birth anniversary of Baekbeom Kim Koo as a UNESCO Commemorative Anniversary for 2026, a New Year’s concert will be held in Seoul on Tuesday, January 6.

Jan 06,2026

Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment

▷ Revised the “Memorandum of Understanding on Korea-China Environmental and Climate Cooperation” for the first time in 12 years on the occasion of the Korea-China summit, redefining it as the highest-level for Korea-China environment and climate cooperation encompassing th...

Jan 06,2026

Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism

A pair of Qing Dynasty stone lion sculptures, purchased and preserved by the Kansong Art Museum since 1933, will be returned to China. The National Museum of Korea (Director: YOU Hong June), which has been facilitating the donation procedures of the stone lions to China at t...

Jan 05,2026

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

The Government of the Republic of Korea is closely monitoring the recent developments in Venezuela.The Government urges all relevant parties to exert their utmost efforts to ease tensions in the region. It is the Government’s sincere hope that democracy will be restored with due ...

Jan 04,2026

Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment

▷ The Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment to accelerate the transition to a decarbonized civilization by strengthening the linkage between policy and finance and promoting performance-oriented greenhouse gas reduction projectsThe Ministry of Climate, Energy and Envir...

Jan 04,2026

Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment

▷ KRW 576.2 billion in national funding to support the deployment of 7,820 hydrogen vehicles, including 1,800 hydrogen buses▷ KRW 189.7 billion in national funding to build a cumulative total of more than 500 hydrogen refueling stations, with a pilot project for mobile ...

Jan 04,2026

Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs

First Lieutenant Lee Il-young of the Republic of Korea Air Force and Brigadier General Tahsin Yazıcı of the Turkish Army have been selected as the Heroes of the Korean War for January 2026.

Jan 02,2026

Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

78% of Dog Breeding Farms Closed Down Their Business as of 21 December 2025Sejong, 2 January 2026 — Until 21 December 2025, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) received business closure notifications from dog breeding farms through local governments. ...

Jan 02,2026

Ministry of Data and Statistics

○ The online shopping transaction value marked 24.1613 trillion won in November 2025, rising 6.8% from November 2024. ○ The mobile shopping transaction value marked 18.5941 trillion won in November 2025, rising 7.9% from November 2024. For more information, refer to the attac...

Jan 02,2026

Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources (MOTIR, Minister JK Kim) announced that Korea’s exports in 2025 reached USD 709.7 billion, up 3.8 percent year-on-year, marking the first time exports surpassed $700 billion and the highest annual performance on record. Daily av...

Jan 02,2026