Ministry of Foreign Affairs

1. Deputy Minister for Multilateral and Global Affairs Kweon Ki-hwan met with CEO Sania Nishtar of the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (Gavi) on September 5, during the latter’s visit to Korea. The two sides discussed ways to strengthen cooperation between the Korea...

Sep 05,2024

Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy

Korea’s Director General for Energy Policy Choi Yeon-woo at the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) and Japan’s Director General for International Policy on Carbon Neutrality Kihara Shinichi at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) jointly held...

Sep 05,2024

Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy

Korea’s Minister for Trade Inkyo Cheong met with Woodrow Wilson International Center (“Wilson Center”) President and CEO Mark Green today and discussed response measures for Korea in the midst of intensifying geopolitical uncertainties and rising protectionism a...

Sep 05,2024

Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy

Minister for Trade Inkyo Cheong held a conference today at the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) with foreign-invested companies and KCCI personnel on measures to expand foreign direct investment (FDI) under the aim of nurturing Korea into a business and investment hu...

Sep 05,2024

Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency

[A summarized unofficial version of the press release] Quit Smoking Now: The Key to a Healthier Life and a Brighter Future - KDCA announces the current rate of tobacco product use based on the Korea Community Health Survey(KCHS) data. - The increase in elect...

Sep 05,2024

Ministry of SMEs and Startups

The Ministry of SMEs and Startups (MSS, Minister OH Youngju) announced that on September 29, 2024, it held a special opening event for the ‘September K-Shopping Festa’ at the L7 Hotel in Hanoi, Vietnam, marking a new chapter in expanding overseas markets for Korean sm...

Sep 04,2024

Ministry of SMEs and Startups

On August 28, 2024, Minister OH Youngju of the Ministry of SMEs and Startups (MSS) met with key government ministers and vice ministers in Hanoi, Vietnam, to discuss cooperation in the field of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and startups, and urged them to take an inte...

Sep 04,2024

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

1. The 17th Seoul ODA* International Conference, co-hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), was held successfully at the Lotte Hotel (located in Sogong-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul) on September 4, with more than 300 participants ...

Sep 04,2024

Financial Services Commission

Chairman Kim Byoung Hwan of the Financial Services Commission (FSC) traveled to Tokyo, Japan on his first overseas business trip since taking office in July 2024. On September 3, Chairman Kim had a meeting with the Commissioner of Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA), vi...

Sep 04,2024

Ministry of Economy and Finance

On September 3, the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MOEF) visited Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to hold policy consultation on the Economic Development Cooperation Fund (EDCF)[1]  with Ethiopia’s Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Transport, and Ministry of Health and the Ethiopian Elect...

Sep 04,2024