Bank of Korea

□ The Composite Business Sentiment Index (CBSI) for all industries for June 2025 was 90.2, down 0.5 points from the previous month, and that for the outlook for the following month also fell by 0.1 points to 89.4. ― In the manufacturing sector, the CBSI for June 2025 was 94.4...

Jun 26,2025

Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

The OASIS Programme: The Agriculture Ministry Sends 23 Young Koreans as Interns to International OrganizationsSejong, 26 June 2025 — From July 2025, a total of 23 young people, selected through the Overseas Agricultural Sector Intern Scholarship (OASIS) programme of the Mini...

Jun 26,2025

Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism

On June 24 (Tuesday), the EU and Korea Shared the Current Legal Frameworks and Best Practices on Copyright Exceptions for Educational Purposes On June 25 (Wednesday), the “Seminar on Generative AI and Copyright in the EU and Korea” was held for In-depth Discussio...

Jun 26,2025

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

1. The government of the Republic of Korea welcomes the announcement of a ceasefire between Israel and Iran on June 24, and appreciates the diplomatic efforts of the United States and other relevant countries that played key roles in the process.2. The government of the Republic ...

Jun 25,2025

Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) announced today that Korea’s retail industry grew 7.0 percent year-on-year overall during the month of May 2025, with offline and online sales gaining 0.9 percent and 13.0 percent, respectively. MOTIE's monthly retail ...

Jun 25,2025

Cultural Heritage Administration

National Palace Museum of Korea to Temporarily Close for better viewing environment (July 8 – 27)- Partial closure (2nd floor) from July 8 to July 20;full closure from July 21 to July 27The National Palace Museum of Korea, under the Korea Heritage Service and directed b...

Jun 25,2025

Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency

- KDCA releases both Korean and English versions of the Standards for the National Reference Laboratory for Infectious Diseases and the Criteria for Accreditation of National Reference Laboratories for Infectious Diseases. - These standards are customized for public-sector inf...

Jun 24,2025

Bank of Korea

□ The Bank of Korea (BOK) has redesigned the English website of its Economic Statistics System (ECOS) (https://ecos.bok.or.kr/) to make it easier to access economic statistics in English. ㅇ The new “Major Statistics Explanation” and “Regional Statistics&rdqu...

Jun 24,2025

Bank of Korea

□ The Composite Consumer Sentiment Index (CCSI) for June 2025 stood at 108.7, 6.9 points higher than that in May. ― Consumer sentiment regarding current living standards was was 92, two points higher than that in May, and that concerning the future outlook was 101, four point...

Jun 24,2025

Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

S. Korea Expands an Entry of Its Agricultural Inputs into the Market of Thailand through an Export Delegation Sejong, 24 June 2025 — On 23 June, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) sent a Korean export delegation, consisting of 15 Korean exporter...

Jun 24,2025