Ministry of SMEs and Startups

SEJONG -- On October 21, South Korean Minister of SMEs and Startups, Oh Youngju, met with Austrian Federal Minister for Labour and Economy, Martin Kocher, in Sejong City, South Korea, to discuss ways to strengthen cooperation between the two nations in the areas of SMEs and ...

Oct 21,2024

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

1. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs held the first-of-its-kind networking event for Korea’s next generation of leaders on Friday, October 18. This event, which was the first large-scale event for the newly established 'Youth and Local Diplomacy Team,' aimed to deepen the youth’s u...

Oct 21,2024

Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

S. Korea Expands Exports of Agri-food Products and Fights Counterfeit Food Products Sejong, 21 October 2024 — On 25 September, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) held a meeting with exporting companies and export-related public agencies to discu...

Oct 21,2024

Ministry of Environment

▷ Review of the implementation status of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) plannedThe Ministry of Environment (Minister Kim Wansup) announced that the 16th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP16) will be held fro...

Oct 20,2024

Anti-Corruption & Civil Rights Commission

“Tenant Unknowingly Scammed into Homeownership: Public Rental Housing Eligibility Should Be Preserved”   A tenant loses eligibility for public rental housing due to unavoidable circumstances and receives an eviction notice. The ACRC expresses that if eligibili...

Oct 18,2024

Anti-Corruption & Civil Rights Commission

“K-Integrity, Now Expanding to Latin America!”   ACRC launches anti-corruption training for Spanish-speaking Latin American countries starting Sep.3 for 9 days Sharing Korea’s leading anti-corruption policies and systems, including the Comprehensive Inte...

Oct 18,2024

Anti-Corruption & Civil Rights Commission

“Overtime Should be Compensated Even When Childcare Time is Used”   ACRC pushes for system improvements on ‘Overtime Pay for Public Officials Using Childcare Time’ to address low birth rate crisis (September 5, 2024, ACRC)     Publi...

Oct 18,2024

Anti-Corruption & Civil Rights Commission

“K-Pop Star’s Concert Tickets Reselling for 5 Million Won? This Practice Is About to End”   ACRC Recommends the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism to Strengthen Measures Against Illegal Ticket Reselling for Concerts and Sports Events   (Sep...

Oct 18,2024

Anti-Corruption & Civil Rights Commission

“Temporary Exit Led to Entry Ban?” Resolving Foreign Workers’ Complaints   -      A foreign worker denied re-entry after temporarily leaving the country before receiving their Alien Registration Card.   -   ...

Oct 18,2024

Ministry of Health and Welfare

Announcement of 7 New Projects under the Korean ARPA-H Initiative   - Call for proposals to address challenges in unconquered diseases, biohealth, welfare and care, and essential medical services (Oct. 18–Nov. 18) -   - Investment ranging from KRW 13 billi...

Oct 18,2024