Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources

The 2025 World Climate Industry EXPO (WCE) opened on August 27 in Busan, Korea. This large-scale international event is co-hosted by the Korean government, the International Energy Agency (IEA), and the World Bank (WB) as the flagship of Energy Super Week, held from August 25 to ...

Aug 29,2025

Bank of Korea

* North Korea’s economic indicators related to the national accounts, such as growth rate, industrial structure, economic size, and per capita GNI, are estimated based on South Korea’s prices and value-added ratios, and thus should not be directly compared with those ...

Aug 29,2025

Ministry of Health and Welfare

NPS Posts 4.08% Return in H1 2025 - The Fund’s assets at KRW 1,269 trillion, up KRW 56 trillion from year-end -  - Cumulative investment income of KRW 787.5 trillion since inception in 1988 -   The National Pension Fund delivered a return of more than 4% in ...

Aug 29,2025

Ministry of Science and ICT

- Research by Prof. Koh Je-sung’s group at Ajou University appears as the cover article in Science - Findings point to applications in next-generation aquatic robots, ocean exploration, and disaster response The Ministry of Science and ICT (Minister Bae Kyunghoon) announced ...

Aug 29,2025

Ministry of Health and Welfare

Global Training Hub for Biomanufacturing Provides Hands-on Training on Vaccine Manufacturing in Collaboration with WHO - Second year of the WHO collaborative training following 2024 - 35 participants from 20 low- and middle-income countries to undergo a four-week hand...

Aug 29,2025

Ministry of Science and ICT

- Strategic investment to fully restore the research ecosystem and achieve genuine growth - Transition to an R&D investment framework focused on technology-driven and inclusive growth The Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT, Minister Bae Kyunghoon) announced that, at the pl...

Aug 29,2025

Ministry of Data and Statistics

□ In July, the Index of Services went up by 0.2% month-on-month owing to the rise in 'Wholesale and retail trade‘ and 'Information and communication' in spite of the drop in 'Financial and insurance activities’. ❍ In July, the Index of Services grew by 2.1% year-...

Aug 29,2025

Cultural Heritage Administration

 Launch of Digital K-Heritage Ambassadors to Elevate Korean National Heritage Globally - 180 youth and university students in Korea and abroad appointed; activities to include digital content production and correction of misinformation on national heritage via soci...

Aug 29,2025

Ministry of Data and Statistics

1. Production Trend □ The Index of All industry production in July increased by 0.3 percent from the previous month. □ The Index of All industry production in July increased by 1.9 percent from the same period of the previous year. □ The Manufacturing Production In...

Aug 29,2025

Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) announced on August 27 that Korea’s retail industry grew 9.1 percent year-on-year in July 2025, with offline sales gaining 2.7 percent and online sales surging 15.3 percent. MOTIE's monthly retail sales figures are base...

Aug 28,2025