Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries

- Opening the era of blue bio industry with the commercialization of polydeoxyribonucleotide (PDRN) production technology using marine life resources The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF; Minister Kang Do-hyung) announced on Tuesday, July 1 that it has succeeded in indus...

Jul 04,2025

Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) announced today that foreign direct investments (FDIs) pledged to Korea in the first half of 2025 (Jan-Jun, acc.) decreased 14.6 percent year-on-year to USD 13.1 billion, while FDIs that actually arrived in Korea over the same pe...

Jul 04,2025

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

- Reaffirming Korea’s commitment to the achievement of the SDGs and promoting support for the Korea-led norm for development effectiveness -1. Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Kim Jina attended the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4), co-hosted by the...

Jul 04,2025

Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries

- MOF returning a rescued spotted seal into the wild after recovery The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF; Minister Kang Do-hyung) announced that a young spotted seal rescued off the coast of Yangyang-gun, Gangwon-do on Thursday, March 27 was released in the waters near S...

Jul 04,2025

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

- Enhanced Measures to Prevent Tax Avoidance and Improve Taxpayer's Convenience -1. The Protocol Amending the Korea-Kyrgyzstan Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement ("Protocol") enters into force on July 5, 2025, as both countries have completed their domestic procedures* required ...

Jul 04,2025

Bank of Korea

□ During May 2025, the Korean current account registered a surplus of 10.14 billion dollars. □ Looking at the financial account, net assets increased by 6.71 billion dollars during May 2025. ※ Please refer to the attached files.

Jul 04,2025

Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries

- Preliminary feasibility study to be conducted for establishing a green shipping route by the first half of next year The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF; Minister Kang Do-hyung) announced that it would be conducting a preliminary feasibility study for building a Korea...

Jul 04,2025

Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries

- Ensuring safety in water leisure by preparing for earlier opening and longer operating period than usual The Korea Hydrographic and Oceanographic Agency (KHOA; Director General Jung Kyu-sam) of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF) announced that it would be operating ...

Jul 04,2025

Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency

Infectious Disease Trends in 2024: What Drove the Surge?  KDCA Releases Analysis of Notifiable Infectious Disease Trends – Infectious disease cases up 54.5% year-on-year in 2024 - KDCA publishes the 2024 Annual Report on Notified Infectious Diseases in Korea based ...

Jul 03,2025

Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport

In South Korea, there is a unique housing lease system, which is called Jeonse, paying a large upfront lump-sum deposit to the landlord to be refunded at the end of the lease period. With this regard, to prevent any types of fraud related to that type of housing contract, the g...

Jul 03,2025