Ministry of Health and Welfare

MOHW Minister Hears Jeolla Emergency Care Frontline Feedback, Pays Tribute to Late NEMC Director - Held an on-site roundtable on the Jeolla regional emergency medical system - - Attended the 7th memorial ceremony honoring the late Yoon Han-deok, former Director of the Nationa...

Feb 05,2026

Bank of Korea

On February 5, 2026, Bank Indonesia (BI) and Bank of Korea (BOK) reviewed the progress of the cross-border QR-based payment service interlinkage and agreed to continue close cooperation going forward. This QR payment interlinkage represents the outcome of bilateral cooperation...

Feb 05,2026

Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources

Following visits to Jeonbuk (January 22, 2026), and the Busan-Ulsan-Gyeongnam area (January 23, 2026), Minister JK (Jung-Kwan) Kim of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources (MOTIR) visited the Daegu-Gyeongbuk region—a key hub for Korea’s advanced industries&mda...

Feb 05,2026

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

The Republic of Korea and Japan held the first ROK–Japan Foreign Ministries’ AI working-level meeting on February 5 in Tokyo, represented by Director Shin Dong-min of the International Artificial Intelligence Diplomacy Division and Director Akira Kadomoto of the Economic Diplomac...

Feb 05,2026

Financial Services Commission

The Financial Services Commission announced measures to strengthen income benefits and enhance convenience for reverse mortgage subscribers on February 5. Background The reverse mortgage program in Korea allows subscribers to take out reverse mortgage loans (monthly pay...

Feb 05,2026

Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment

▷ MCEE Minister to convene the first Central-Local Energy Transition Consultative Council on February 5▷ Discussion on cooperation measures to achieve 100 GW of renewable energy by 2030 and expand Solar Income Villages nationwideThe Ministry of Climate, Energy and Envir...

Feb 05,2026

Ministry of Health and Welfare

Korea Led Discussions at APEC Health Working Group Meeting as Chair Economy - Launched Korea’s 2026–2027 Chair Economy term and advanced discussions on the Strategic Plan, the five-year roadmap for health cooperation -     * APEC uses “econ...

Feb 04,2026

Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport

The Metropolitan Transport Commission (MTC; Chairperson KIM Yong-suk) under the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT; Minister KIM Yun-duk) announced that the All K-Pass program will be available nationwide starting February 4, enabling public transportation use...

Feb 04,2026

Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs

The Policy Advisory Committee of the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs (MPVA) will be newly launched to present future policy directions for veterans affairs and to provide advisory input on major veterans-related policies.The Ministry announced that it will hold the Inau...

Feb 04,2026

Bank of Korea

□ Korea's official foreign reserves as of the end of January 2026 amounted to 425.9 billion dollars. ㅇ Korea’s official foreign reserves consisted of securities valued at 377.5 billion dollars (88.6%), deposits of 23.3 billion dollars (5.5%), SDRs of 15.9 billion dollar...

Feb 04,2026