Ministry of Science and ICT
Reannouncement of the National AI Computing Center Project
The Ministry of Science and ICT (Minister Yoo Sang-im, hereinafter referred to as “MSIT”) announced that it will reissue the public call for the National AI Computing Center Project from Monday, June 2 to Friday, June 13. The reannouncement is an extension of the init...
Jun 13,2025
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy
Korea’s ICT exports climb 9.6% in May
The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) and the Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT) announced today that Korea’s exports and imports of information and communications technology (ICT) goods for the month of May 2025 advanced 9.6 percent and 0.5 percent year-on-yea...
Jun 12,2025
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Deputy Minister for Political Affairs Attends ASEAN Senior Officials’ Meetings
- He spoke of Korea’s ASEAN priority policy under its new government and expressed support for the ASEAN Community Vision 2045 -1. Deputy Minister for Political Affairs Chung Byung-won attended as Korea’s head delegate the ASEAN Plus Three (ASEAN+3/APT), East Asia Summit (EAS), a...
Jun 11,2025
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Republic of Korea hosts the 15th FEALAC Cyber Secretariat Workshop
1. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs held the “15th Forum for East Asia-Latin America Cooperation (FEALAC) Cyber Secretariat Workshop” in Seoul on Wednesday, June 11 under the theme “FEALAC's Vision for Reinvigorating Cooperation between East Asia and Latin America.” The event was ...
Jun 11,2025
Statistics Korea
Economically Active Population Survey in May 2025
[Economically active population and labor force participation rate]
◦ The economically active population marked 30.012 million persons in May, which grew 213 thousand persons or 0.7% year-on-year.
◦ The labor force participation rate stood at 65.6% in May, up 0.2%p year-on-ye...
Jun 11,2025
Financial Services Commission
Household Loans, May 2025
In May 2025, the outstanding balance of household loans across all financial sectors rose KRW6.0 trillion (preliminary), growing at a faster pace compared with the previous month (up KRW5.3 trillion). (By Type) Home-backed mortgage loans increased KRW5.6 trillion, risi...
Jun 11,2025
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy
Korea Trade Commission holds Seoul International Forum on Trade Remedies 2025
The Korea Trade Commission (KTC) under the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) held the Seoul International Forum on Trade Remedies 2025 (“Seoul Forum 2025”) today at COEX in Seoul.
Now in its 23rd year since the initial launch in 2001, Seoul Forum is ...
Jun 10,2025
Bank of Korea
Industrial Loans of Depository Corporations during Q1 2025
□ Depository corporations increased their industrial lending by 17.3 trillion won in the first quarter of 2025.
o By purpose, lending for working capital increased by 9.5 trillion won, and loans for facilities investment expanded by 7.8 trillion won.
o Loans extended by dep...
Jun 10,2025
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy
Seoul Food 2025 kicks off at record scale
Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) and the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) announced that the Seoul International Food Industry Exhibition 2025 (Seoul Food 2025) is held from June 10–13 at the Korea International Exhibition Center (...
Jun 10,2025