Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) announced on September 1 that Korea’s exports in August 2025 grew 1.3 percent year-on-year to USD 58.4 billion, while imports fell 4.0 percent to $51.9 billion. The trade balance recorded a surplus of $6.5 billion. Dail...

Sep 02,2025

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

1. The Government of the Republic of Korea expresses its heartfelt condolences to the victims and deep sympathy to the bereaved families affected by the earthquake in eastern Afghanistan on August 31.2. The Republic of Korea will join international efforts for the swift recovery ...

Sep 02,2025

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

1. On September 2, Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Hyun held his first telephone conversation with New Zealand Minister of Foreign Affairs Winston Peters since he took office. The two ministers discussed ways to strengthen bilateral relations as well as recent regional and global...

Sep 02,2025

Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs

A public hearing on expanding membership eligibility for veterans’ organizations, including the Student Volunteers in Japan Association, the Korean War Veterans Association, and the Vietnam War Veterans Association Korea, will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, September 3, in the m...

Sep 02,2025

Ministry of Data and Statistics

□ The Consumer Price Index was 116.45(2020=100) in August 2025. The index decreased 0.1 percent from the preceding month and rose 1.7 percent from the same month of the previous year. ◦ The index excluding food and energy was 112.84 in August 2025. The index decreased 0.6 perc...

Sep 02,2025

Ministry of Health and Welfare

Korea, China, Japan, and ASEAN Discuss Social Welfare Cooperation for Vulnerable Groups - MOHW 1st Vice Minister Lee Seuran attends 8th ASEAN Plus Three Ministerial Meeting on Social Welfare and Development - - Asean Delegations deliver remarks and hold discussions on strengt...

Sep 01,2025

Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources

The Korea Trade Commission (KTC) under the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy held its 463rd KTC meeting on Thursday, August 28, 2025, to deliberate and resolve one anti-dumping investigation and four intellectual property (IP) infringement investigations related to exports a...

Sep 01,2025

Ministry of Data and Statistics

○ The online shopping transaction value marked 23.0335 trillion won in July 2025, rising 7.3% from July 2024. ○ The mobile shopping transaction value marked 18.1568 trillion won in July 2025, rising 10.0% from July 2024. ※ For more information, refer to the attached fi...

Sep 01,2025

Ministry of Health and Welfare

MOHW Holds Networking Event Supporting Global Expansion of Biohealth Startups   - K-BIC Venture Cafe held in collaboration with Johnson & Johnson’s JLABS Korea - The Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW, Minister Jeong Eun Kyeong) held the K-BIC Venture Cafe o...

Aug 29,2025

Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources

The 2025 World Climate Industry EXPO (WCE) opened on August 27 in Busan, Korea. This large-scale international event is co-hosted by the Korean government, the International Energy Agency (IEA), and the World Bank (WB) as the flagship of Energy Super Week, held from August 25 to ...

Aug 29,2025