Ministry of Health and Welfare

MOHW Holds On-Site Meeting to Improve the Emergency Medical System - Minister Jeong Eun Kyeong visits the National Medical Center and the National Emergency Medical Center to encourage frontline staff and gather input - Minister of Health and Welfare Jeong Eun Kyeong visite...

Sep 04,2025

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

On Thursday, September 4, Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Hyun attended the “1st 2025 KNDA Dialogues with Ambassadors,” where he presented “key priorities and directions of the new administration’s foreign policy” to the diplomatic corps in Korea.“The KNDA Dialogues with Ambassad...

Sep 04,2025

Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs

The Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs (Minister Kwon Oh-eul) announced that the 2026 budget will be set at KRW 6.658 trillion (approx. USD 5.12 billion), a KRW 211.5 billion (3.3%) increase from 2025, under the theme “Special Compensation for Special Sacrifices, Comprehen...

Sep 04,2025

Ministry of the Interior and Safety

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Sep 04,2025

Bank of Korea

□ During July 2025, the Korean current account registered a surplus of 10.78 billion dollars. □ Looking at the financial account, net assets increased by 11.08 billion dollars during July 2025. ※ Please refer to the attached files.

Sep 04,2025

Financial Services Commission

The Financial Services Commission announced plans to issue new license for fractional investment trading platform services on September 4. The government has been working to establish a new licensing unit to authorize the operation of over-the-counter (OTC) trading services (dist...

Sep 04,2025

Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

Best Kimchi Products of the Year 2025Sejong, 4 September 2025 — On 25 August 2025, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) announced nine winners of the 14th Korea Kimchi Contest held this year, including Cham-maesil Saebyeok Altari Kimchi of Saebyeokfarm...

Sep 04,2025

Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources

Korea’s Minister for Trade Yeo Han-koo met with the UK’s Minister of State at the Department for Business and Trade Douglas Alexander in Seoul on September 1. The two sides exchanged views on industrial and trade policy directions in the current global trade environme...

Sep 03,2025

Bank of Korea

◈ Real gross domestic product (real GDP, chained volume measure of GDP) increased by 0.7 percent in the second quarter of 2025 compared to the previous quarter, 0.1 percentage point higher than the figure given in the advance estimate. ◈ Real gross national income (real GNI)...

Sep 03,2025

Bank of Korea

□ Korea's official foreign reserves as of the end of August 2025 amounted to 416.3 billion dollars. ㅇ Korea’s official foreign reserves consisted of securities valued at 366.2 billion dollars (88.0%), deposits of 25.0 billion dollars (6.0%), SDRs of 15.8 billion dollars (3.8%...

Sep 03,2025