Statistics Korea

□ The Consumer Price Index was 116.38(2020=100) in April 2025. The index increased 0.1 percent from the preceding month and rose 2.1 percent from the same month of the previous year. ◦ The index excluding food and energy was 112.93 in April 2025. The index increased 0.4 perce...

May 02,2025

Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

The Rural Transportation Service Model Guarantees Rural Residents’ Mobility Rights and Grows More Popular among UsersSejong, 2 May 2025 — The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) has been implementing the rural transportation services project to improve th...

May 02,2025

Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries

- South Korea successfully hosts 10th OOC, solidifying global maritime leadership — Kenya to host next event The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF) under the leadership of Minister Kang Do-Hyung, has announced the successful closing of the 10th Our Ocean Conference ...

May 01,2025

Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency

Osong, 1 May 2025 — The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) will undergo its second Joint External Evaluation (JEE)* conducted by the WHO in August 2025. The evaluation aims to assess Korea's national capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to future public ...

May 01,2025

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

- The review was held in Geneva for the first time in seven years with the participation of a delegation from seven government agencies of the ROK. -- The delegation provided information on the ROK’s efforts to establish a more inclusive environment for foreigners and migrants in...

May 01,2025

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

1. Director-General for Northeast and Central Asian Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Kang Young-shin has visited Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. During the visit, Director-General Kang held a director-general-level meeting with Director of the Department of the Asia-Pacific ...

May 01,2025

Ministry of Food and Drug Safety

<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (Minister Oh Yu-kyoung,MFDS) and the National Fisheries Products Quality Management&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Service (Director Yang Young-jin, ...

May 01,2025

Statistics Korea

○ The online shopping transaction value marked 22.4163 trillion won in March 2025, rising 2.6% from March 2024. ○ The mobile shopping transaction value marked 17.2435 trillion won in March 2025, rising 4.8% from March 2024. ※ For more information, refer to the attached fi...

May 01,2025

Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries

Seocheon-gun and Shinan-gun selected as 2025 project sites; Progress announced on creating Youth Sea Villages including plans for improving the residential environment and job opportunities for youth Revealing the winning entries from the contest, including ideas for reinterpr...

May 01,2025

Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs

the ministry of patriots and veterans affairs minister kangjung-ai announced that the founding of geunwoohoe, an organization that carried out the independence movement with the aim of national liberation and the elevation of women’s status, has been ed as the “independence movem...

May 01,2025