The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism through Jan. 16 will receive the 2026 business plans of 59 affiliates, public institutions and related organizations. More than just sharing the status quo ...

Major investment banks abroad have raised their forecasts for Korea's economic growth next year thanks to expectations of the continued strong growth of exports led by semiconductors and cars. The ...

The growing popularity of the Korean language has led to over 550,000 people taking this year the Test of Proficiency in Korean (TOPIK), with the number of domestic test centers and countries offering ...

- Presidential Decree on the Establishment and Operation of the National AI Strategy Committee approved at Cabinet meeting The Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT, Minister Bae Kyunghoon) announced that ...

The five-year strategy for national governance of the Lee administration has been released. This large-scale blueprint is focused on constitutional amendments, reform of power organizations, ...

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) announced today that Korea’s retail industry gained 7.8 percent year-on-year in the first half (H1) of 2025, with offline sales declining 0.1 percent ...

The soundtrack to "KPop Demon Hunters," a hit Netflix animated film about K-pop, has made a huge splash on major music charts worldwide. Billboard on July 15 said the track "Golden" sung by the ...

The minimum hourly wage for next year has been set at KRW 10,320, up 2.9% from this year's. The Minimum Wage Council on July 10 decided this at its 12th plenary meeting at Government Complex-Sejong in ...

In South Korea, there is a unique housing lease system, which is called Jeonse, paying a large upfront lump-sum deposit to the landlord to be refunded at the end of the lease period. With this regard, ...

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 ...

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 ...