Refine

~
Apply

Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources

Minister Urges Continued Foreign Investment in Korea

The Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Resources (MOTIR) hosted the 2025 Foreign Company Day on Thursday, November 13, to honor foreign-invested companies and partner institutions that have contributed to attracting foreign investment to Korea, as well as to encourage continued int...

Nov 14,2025

Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources

K-Mobility Drives the Future of Innovation

Korea’s Prime Minister Kim Min-seok visited Kia’s Hwaseong plant on November 14 to commemorate the new EVO Plant facilities and chair the first Future Mobility Industry Strategy Dialogue. While the Korea–U.S. tariff agreement has lowered auto and parts tariffs t...

Nov 14,2025

Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources

Korea Seeks to Resolve Challenges Caused by Overseas Technical Regulations at the WTO

The Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS, President Kim Dae-ja) under the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources (MOTIR) and the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS, Minister Oh Yu-kyoung) attended the third meeting of the WTO Committee on Technical Barriers to ...

Nov 14,2025

Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources

Korea–EU Discuss Key Trade Issues, Including New EU Steel Import Measures and Cosmetics Export Concerns

Under the Korea–EU Free Trade Agreement (Korea–EU FTA), the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources (MOTIR, Minister Kim Jung-kwan) held the 13th Korea–EU Committee on Trade in Goods meeting in Seoul on Thursday, November 13. As the consultative channel for ta...

Nov 14,2025

Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources

MOTIR Discusses Corporate Support Measures with Vietnam’s Ministry of Finance

Park Jung-sung, Deputy Minister for Trade at the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources (MOTIR, Minister Kim Jung-kwan), met with Tran Quoc Phuong, Vietnam’s Vice Minister of Finance, on Thursday, November 13, at Lotte Hotel Seoul. The two officials discussed practical w...

Nov 14,2025

Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources

Korea’s ICT Exports Extend Growth Streak in October

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources and the Ministry of Science and ICT announced on November 14 that Korea’s ICT exports in October 2025 rose 12.2 percent year-on-year to USD 23.3 billion, the highest October figure on record. Imports fell 2.9 percent to $13.0 bi...

Nov 14,2025

Bank of Korea

Financial Market Trends in October 2025

▣ Treasury bond yields have risen significantly since late October, amid heightened caution over financial stability and expectations of an economic recovery. ▣ The KOSPI saw a large rise, boosted by a buoyant semiconductor sector, improved performances at major domestic corp...

Nov 13,2025

Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources

Korea’s Bioindustry Sees Growth in 2024: Production Up 9.8%, Exports Up 17.1%, Investment Up 46.1%

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources (MOTIR, Minister Kim Jung-kwan) and the Korea Biotechnology Industry Organization (KoreaBIO, President Ko Hansung) announced the results of the 2025 Bioindustry Survey (Based on 2024 Data), which covers the status of production, trade...

Nov 13,2025

Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources

Korea and Qatar to Strengthen Cooperation in Energy Supply Chains, Plant, and Shipbuilding Sectors

Minister of Trade, Industry and Resources Kim Jung-kwan met with Saad bin Sherida Al-Kaabi, Minister of State for Energy Affairs of Qatar and CEO of QatarEnergy, in Seoul on Wednesday, November 12. The two ministers discussed ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation, focusing on ...

Nov 13,2025

Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources

K-Fashion, Food, and Beauty Industries to Drive the Next Phase of K-Exports

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources (MOTIR, Minister Kim Jung-kwan) announced that Trade Minister Yeo Han-koo visited MUSINSA Standard Seongsu, a leading K-fashion retailer, on Wednesday, November 12, to examine the current status of K-fashion exports. He also held a ro...

Nov 13,2025