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
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
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