"Kokuho" (National Treasure), a blockbuster in Japan by Korean-Japanese director Lee Sang-il that has attracted more than 12 million moviegoers, will soon be released in Korea. Lee on Nov. 13 ...

The nation from April next year will join the World Government Bond Index (WGBI). The Ministry of Economy and Finance on Oct. 8 said the U.K.'s Financial Times Stock Exchange (FTSE) Russell confirmed ...

President Lee Jae Myung on June 4 at 6:21 a.m. officially began his term as the country's 21st president. The National Election Commission (NEC) that morning held a plenary meeting to officially ...

Domestic output and exports of cosmetics last year both set record highs. The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety on May 27 said its analysis of national cosmetics production, exports and imports last ...

Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced that the hydrogen power bidding market for 2025 opens today. The hydrogen power bidding market is a system for purchasing and supplying ...

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport on May 7 announced its launch of a research and development project to test hydrogen-powered electric vehicles under the goal of commercializing ...

The launch of the K-Humanoid Alliance seeks to make the nation a global superpower in humanoid robots by 2030 through active government support. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy on April 10 ...

Minister for Trade Inkyo Cheong of the Republic of Korea and European Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security Maroš Šefčovič co-chaired the 12th Korea-EU FTA Trade Committee (“Committee”) meeting ...

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has announced Culture Korea 2035, a mid- to long-term vision for cultural policy. The plan emphasized a fundamental policy shift based on economic and ...

March 1, 1919, was when the Korean people led a non-violent movement to demand liberation from Japanese colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula and announce to the world the nation's desire for ...

The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF; Minister Kang Do-hyung) announced that Korea’s trade ports handled a record-breaking container volume of 31.73 million TEUs. The figure represents a 5.3% ...

New measures this year will seek to help expats better adjust to life in Korea. The following are policy changes for foreign nationals who either plan to visit Korea or live there. First, a system to ...