Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources

The second round of official negotiations for a Korea–Bangladesh Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) will take place in Dhaka, Bangladesh, from January 26 to 29, 2026. The talks come as interest grows in expanding economic cooperation with promising emerging...

Jan 26,2026

Bank of Korea

□ The Composite Business Sentiment Index (CBSI) for all industries for January 2026 was 94.0, down 0.2 points from the previous month, but that for the outlook for the following month rose by 1.0 points to 91.0. ― In the manufacturing sector, the CBSI for January 2026 was 97.5...

Jan 26,2026

Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment

Minister Kim Sungwhan of the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment stated at a press briefing on Monday, January 26, that the construction of new nuclear power plants under the 11th Basic Plan for Long-term Electricity Supply and Demand would proceed as planned.Earlier, the...

Jan 26,2026

Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources

Trade Minister Yeo Han-koo of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources (MOTIR, Minister JK Kim) attended the 2026 World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, holding around 50 meetings with trade ministers from major economies, global business leaders, a...

Jan 23,2026

Ministry of Health and Welfare

Korea Records 2.73 Million Cancer Survivors, with 7 in 10 Living More Than Five Years - One in 19 Koreans is a cancer survivor; more than half (50.4%) of newly diagnosed patients are aged 65 or older - - Prostate cancer ranks first among cancers in men for the first time sinc...

Jan 23,2026

Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources

Park Jung-sung, Deputy Minister for Trade at the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources (MOTIR, Minister JK Kim), met with Ali Murtopo Simbolon, Indonesia’s Deputy Minister for Trade and Digital Economy at the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs, on January 23, 20...

Jan 23,2026

Bank of Korea

The Composite Consumer Sentiment Index (CCSI) for January 2026 stood at 110.8, 1.0 point higher than that in December. ※ Please refer to the attached files for details.

Jan 23,2026

Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs

The Ministry will provide KRW 400 million in livelihood support to 400 descendants of independence patriots from vulnerable groups—including recipients of basic livelihood assistance and near-poverty households—in cooperation with the Korean Red Cross.In commemoration of the Kore...

Jan 23,2026

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) held in Seoul on January 23, 2026, an ROK-UNODC Strategic Dialogue, the first high-level meeting between the two sides.Headquartered in Vienna, UNODC was established in 1997 to support effort...

Jan 23,2026

Bank of Korea

◈ Real gross domestic product (chained volume measure of GDP) decreased by 0.3 percent in the fourth quarter of 2025 compared to the previous quarter―in year-on-year terms it increased by 1.5%. ◈ Real GDP increased by 1.0 percent in 2025. ※ Refer to the attached f...

Jan 22,2026