Bank of Korea
Financial Market Trends in April 2025
▣ Three-year Treasury bond yields fell significantly due to concerns over an economic slowdown following the strengthening of U.S. tariff policies and due to foreign investors’ large-scale net purchases of Treasury bond futures.
▣ The KOSPI declined substantially, affec...
May 14,2025
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy
Korea and ASEAN think tanks lay out blueprint for trade and economic cooperation
Korea’s Minister for Trade Inkyo Cheong attended the first ASEAN-ROK Think-tank Dialogue on Economic and Trade Policy (AKTD) today on Jeju Island, held with the participation of approximately 100 representatives from Korean and ASEAN major think tanks, the ASEAN Secretariat...
May 14,2025
Financial Services Commission
Household Loans, April 2025
In April 2025, the outstanding balance of household loans across all financial sectors rose KRW5.3 trillion (preliminary), growing at a faster pace compared with the previous month (up KRW0.7 trillion). (By Type) Home-backed mortgage loans increased KRW4.8 trillion, ri...
May 14,2025
Statistics Korea
Economically Active Population Survey in April 2025
[Economically active population and labor force participation rate]
◦ The economically active population marked 29.741 million persons in April, which grew 163 thousand persons or 0.6% year-on-year.
◦ The labor force participation rate stood at 65.1% in April, up 0.1%p year-o...
May 13,2025
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy
Korean culture and technology capture global attention at 2025 Osaka-Kansai World Expo
Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE), Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism (MCST), Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs (MAFRA), and the Korea Heritage Service (KHS) announced that the five-day Korea Week...
May 13,2025
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy
「Korea-Uzbekistan Insight Forum」 co-hosted by MOTIE & Uzbekistan Embassy to Korea
The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy of the Republic of Korea (Minister Dukgeun Ahn) and the Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan in Korea (Ambassador Alisher Abdusalomov) co-hosted the Korea-Uzbekistan Insight Forum at the Embassy of Uzbekistan in Korea on Tuesday, May 13...
May 13,2025
Ministry of Health and Welfare
MOHW Steps Up Support for Expanding Traditional Korean Medicine Overseas
MOHW Steps Up Support for
Expanding Traditional Korean Medicine Overseas
- Seven new institutions selected for overseas expansion and Chinese patient attraction -
- Target markets expanded to North America, including the U.S. and Canada -
The Ministr...
May 13,2025