Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment
First-Ever Use of Deposit Tokens in Government Subsidy Programs
▷ Pilot application to EV charging infrastructure to enhance transparency and efficiency in fiscal execution▷ MoU signed among the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment, the Ministry of Finance and Economy, and the Bank of Korea to advance the pilot projectMiniste...
Mar 19,2026
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources
Government and Civic Group Step Up Gas Station Price Monitoring
Minister JK (Jung-Kwan) Kim of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources (MOTIR) met with Lee Seo-hye, head of the civic group Energy Consumer’s “Energy and Petroleum Market Watch,” on March 17, 2026. They discussed ways to strengthen monitoring of gas stati...
Mar 18,2026
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources
MOTIR, Pennsylvania Join Forces to Keep MASGA Project on Track
Park Dong-il, Deputy Minister of the Office of Industrial Policy at the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources (MOTIR, Minister JK Kim), met with Rick Siger, Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development in Seoul on March 18, 2026, to discuss b...
Mar 18,2026
Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries
French Master Chefs Gather in Seoul… Promoting K-Seafood to the Global Market
- Promoting Korean seafood in conjunction with the World Congress of the Association des Maîtres Cuisiniers de France (MCF)
The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF) announced that it would be promoting Korean seafood products during the World Congress of the Associati...
Mar 18,2026
Ministry of Data and Statistics
Economically Active Population Survey in February 2026
[Economically active population and labor force participation rate]
◦ The economically active population marked 29.406 million persons in February, which grew 287 thousand persons or 1.0% year-on-year.
◦ The labor force participation rate stood at 64.0% in February, up 0.3%p y...
Mar 18,2026
Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment
Transport Hydrogen Supply Under Review Amid Middle East Disruptions
▷ Meeting held to review hydrogen supply and demand; domestic hydrogen for transportation being supplied normallyThe Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment (MCEE, Minister Kim Sungwhan) announced that it will hold a meeting on March 18 in the morning at a conference roo...
Mar 18,2026