Ministry of SMEs and Startups

The Ministry of SMEs and Startups (MSS, Minister OH Youngju) announced that it is recruiting companies to participate in the ‘K-Beauty 100-UP Project,’ which aims to discover and nurture promising small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the K-beauty sector throug...

Oct 07,2024

Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

Exports of Korean Agri-food Products Continued on Growth Path in Q3 2024Sejong, 4 October 2024 — The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) announced that the cumulative value of exports of Korean agri-food products at the end of September in 2024 reached US...

Oct 04,2024

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

- 1st meeting presided by Prime Minister after elevation of “Korea APEC 2025 Organizing Committee” to under Prime Minister -- “Basic Plan for 2025 APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting (AELM)” and plans to hold Senior Officials’ Meetings (SOMs) and other Ministerial meetings at differen...

Oct 02,2024

Ministry of Unification

JOURNEY FOR LIBERTY! 2024 Unification Cultural Event for Overseas Koreans held in the U.S. - Unification Cultural Event Held in Boston on September 28, joined by Overseas Koreans and Local Residents - October 2, 2024 The Ministry of Unification held the JOURNE...

Oct 02,2024

Statistics Korea

○ The online shopping transaction value marked 19.5580 trillion won in August 2024, rising 1.9% from August 2023. ○ The mobile shopping transaction value marked 14.9817 trillion won in August 2024, rising 5.4% from August 2023. ※ For more information, refer to the attache...

Oct 02,2024

Statistics Korea

□ The Consumer Price Index was 114.65(2020=100) in September 2024. The index increased 0.1 percent from the preceding month and rose 1.6 percent from the same month of the previous year. ◦ The index excluding food and energy was 111.18 in September 2024. The index decreased 0....

Oct 02,2024

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

1. The government of the Republic of Korea is deeply concerned about the rapid deterioration of the situation in the Middle East following the recent Israeli ground operations in Lebanon and Iran’s missile attacks on Israel.2. As now is the time to break the vicious cyc...

Oct 02,2024

Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs

• Commemoration ceremony to be held at 2 PM on Thursday, the 3rd, at Cheonggye Plaza in Seoul with over 300 attendees• Includes commemorative performances, exhibitions and experiences highlighting the achievements of the Dokdo Volunteer Defense Force, along with various side eve...

Oct 02,2024

Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs

The Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs (Minister KangJung-ai) announced that Senior Inspector Nam Je-pyeong (then Inspector), whoplayed a crucial role in the Amnok Battle on July 29, 1950, in Gokseong County,Jeollanam-do, will be honored as the "Korean War Hero of October ...

Oct 02,2024

Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs

The Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs (Minister KangJung-ai) announced that Lim Cheon-taek, Seo Byeong-hak, and Park Chang-woonhave been selected as the "Independence Activists of October 2024." These activistsled independence movements in Latin America, particularly in C...

Oct 02,2024