Bank of Korea

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%. ※ Please refer to the attached files.

Aug 13,2025

Statistics Korea

[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

Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency

- This re-designation reaffirms KDCA’s global leadership in antimicrobial resistance (AMR) surveillance capabilities. - It also paves the way for expanded international cooperation in monitoring antimicrobial use and conducting genomic analysis of resistant bacteria. ...

Aug 12,2025

Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy

Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) on Monday, August 11 to promote cooperation in renewable energy. The signing took place in the presence of President ...

Aug 12,2025

Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport

The National Geographic Information Institute (NGII, Director General CHO Woo-seok) under the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT, Minister KIM Yoon-duk) announced that it has decided to defer its decision on Google's request to take the high-precision nationa...

Aug 11,2025

Bank of Korea

□ The Bank of Korea (BOK) and the State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Aug. 11th, 2025, replacing the MOU signed in 2004. ※ Please refer to the attached files.

Aug 11,2025

Bank of Korea

□ During June 2025, the Korean current account registered a surplus of 14.27 billion dollars. □ Looking at the financial account, net assets increased by 17.29 billion dollars during June 2025. ※ Please refer to the attached files.

Aug 07,2025

Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) held the Workshop on Recent Approaches to the Domestic Regulation of Services in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) region on Wednesday, August 6, at Songdo ConvensiA in Incheon, Korea, where the 3rd APEC Senior Officia...

Aug 06,2025

Ministry of the Interior and Safety

-The 2025 APEC Emergency Preparedness Meetings to be held in Songdo, Incheon, from July 30 to August 1, 2025. -Disaster management delegations from APEC member economies gather to discuss disaster risk reduction strategies for the Asia-Pacific region. ※ Please refer to th...

Aug 06,2025

Ministry of the Interior and Safety

APEC Emergency Preparedness Meetings for International Cooperation on Disaster Risk Reduction -The 2025 APEC Emergency Preparedness Meetings to be held in Songdo, Incheon, from July 30 to August 1, 2025.-Disaster management delegations from APEC member economies gather to disc...

Aug 06,2025