President Lee Jae Myung on Jan. 9 said, "We expect economic growth this year of about 2%, slightly above the potential growth rate," adding, "A policy to foster strategic industries such as ...

2026 is the Year of Byeongoh (Fire Horse) under the East Asian zodiac. As the seventh of the 12 animals in the zodiac representing cardinal directions and time, the horse represents due south and ...

The labor market next year will accept around 191,000 foreign workers designated non-professional. The Office for Government Policy Coordination on Dec. 22 in a meeting of the Foreign Workforce Policy ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has designated the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety as the world's first WHO Collaborating Centre for FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization)/ WHO INFOSAN ...

- Mandate includes deliberation and resolution on national AI policy, inter-ministerial coordination of AI programs, implementation monitoring, and performance management - Committee approves the ...

Chinese travelers on group tours from Sept. 29 can visit Korea without a visa for up to 15 days under a temporary visa-waiver program ending next year on June 30. This was reported on Sept. 7 under a ...

The country's small modular reactors (SMRs) under development have received high marks for global competitiveness in an evaluation by the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) of the Organisation for Economic ...

The five-year strategy for national governance of the Lee administration has been released. This large-scale blueprint is focused on constitutional amendments, reform of power organizations, ...

The minimum hourly wage for next year has been set at KRW 10,320, up 2.9% from this year's. The Minimum Wage Council on July 10 decided this at its 12th plenary meeting at Government Complex-Sejong in ...

Domestic output and exports of cosmetics last year both set record highs. The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety on May 27 said its analysis of national cosmetics production, exports and imports last ...

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has ranked Korea 12th in its Gender Inequality Index this year covering 193 nations, up from 16th last year and No. 2 in Asia after Singapore (eighth).

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport on May 7 announced its launch of a research and development project to test hydrogen-powered electric vehicles under the goal of commercializing ...