Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Hyun held a telephone conversation with H.H. Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) at 10:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 5, and discussed the current situation in the...

Mar 06,2026

Ministry of Health and Welfare

Biohealth Exports Reach Record High of USD 27.9 Billion in 2025 - Pharmaceutical exports surpass USD 10 billion for the first time; cosmetics reach a record high for the second consecutive year - - MOHW targets USD 30.4 billion in exports this year, with strengthened support ...

Mar 06,2026

Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources

Trade Minister Yeo Han-koo of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources (MOTIR, Minister JK Kim) held a meeting in Seoul on March 5, 2026, with the ambassadors of four MERCOSUR countries—Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. The meeting followed up on the Korea&ndas...

Mar 06,2026

Ministry of Data and Statistics

□ The Consumer Price Index was 118.40 (2020=100) in February 2026. The index increased 0.3 percent from the preceding month and rose 2.0 percent from the same month of the previous year. ◦ The index excluding food and energy was 114.87 in February 2026. The index increased 0...

Mar 06,2026

Ministry of Data and Statistics

□ The Consumer Price Index was 118.03 (2020=100) in January 2026. The index increased 0.4 percent from the preceding month and rose 2.0 percent from the same month of the previous year. ◦ The index excluding food and energy was 114.41 in January 2026. The index increased 0.5...

Mar 06,2026

Ministry of SMEs and Startups

Rising instability in the Middle East is beginning to affect Korean exporters, prompting the government to introduce new support measures aimed at easing the burden on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). In response the Ministry of SMEs and Startups (MSS) held an emergency...

Mar 06,2026

Bank of Korea

1. For January 2026, the Korean current account registered a surplus of 13.26 billion dollars. ― The goods account recorded a net 15.17 billion dollar surplus as exports increased by 30.0% to 65.51 billion dollars and as imports increased by 7.0% to 50.34 billion dollars, bo...

Mar 06,2026

Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

The Rural Basic Income Pilot Programme Seeks Demographic and Economic TurnaroundSejong, 6 March 2026 — On 11 February, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) announced the guidelines for implementation of the rural basic income pilot programme, and notif...

Mar 06,2026

Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment

▷ Working-level task group of the pan-government consultative body launched to prepare the “K-GX Strategy”▷ Ongoing discussions on key policy tasks, including green transformation implementation measures by sector, such as power generation, industry, transport, and buil...

Mar 06,2026

Ministry of Data and Statistics

○ The online shopping transaction value marked 24.1004 trillion won in January 2026, rising 8.6% from January 2025. ○ The mobile shopping transaction value marked 18.8554 trillion won in January 2026, rising 8.0% from January 2025. ※ For more information, refer to the...

Mar 05,2026