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

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

On the afternoon of February 2, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Kim Jina met with Elizabeth Salmón, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, during her visit to the Republic of Korea.※ Special Rapporteur Elizabeth S...

Feb 03,2026

Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources (MOTIR, Minister JK Kim) announced that in January 2026, Korea’s exports rose 33.9 percent year-on-year to USD 65.9 billion, while imports increased 11.7 percent to $57.1 billion, resulting in an $8.7 billion surplus. Expor...

Feb 03,2026

Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs

The Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs (Minister Kwon Oh-eul) announced that Second Lieutenant Seo Hong-seon of the Republic of Korea Army and Lieutenant Colonel Marinus den Ouden of the Royal Netherlands Army, who gave their lives while fighting valiantly to defend the fr...

Feb 03,2026

Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs

Minister Kwon Oh-eul of the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs will visit a GOP (General Outpost, frontline guard post) battalion of the 6th Infantry Division on the morning of Monday, February 2, to encourage and express appreciation to Republic of Korea Armed Forces pers...

Feb 03,2026

Ministry of Data and Statistics

□ The Consumer Price Index was 118.03 (2020=100) in January 2026. The index increased 0.4 percent from the preceding month and rose 2.0 percent from the same month of the previous year. ◦ The index excluding food and energy was 114.42 in January 2026. The index increased 0.5...

Feb 03,2026

Ministry of Economy and Finance

The Consumer Price Index was 118.03 (2020=100) in January 2026. The index increased 0.4 percent from the preceding month and rose 2.0 percent from the same month of the previous year. Please refer to the attached pdf for the full report.

Feb 03,2026