A list of 123 national policy tasks under the government's five-year strategy for governance was finalized on Sept. 16. Decided at a Cabinet meeting chaired by President Lee Jae Myung at Government ...

A recent travel trend is to shun one-off visits in favor of going to the same places multiple times for visitors to build their personal experiences and memories. This method seeks to discover new ...

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, ...

Netflix's hit animated musical "KPop Demon Hunters" (2025) is a global sensation, strongly resonating with fans of Korean entertainment thanks to its high production quality, narrative and of course ...

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 ...

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 ...

The number of foreign visitors for medical treatment last year hit a record-high 1.17 million, nearly double that of 2023. The Ministry of Health and Welfare on April 2 said 1,170,467 foreign patients ...

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 ...

Per capita gross national income (GNI) last year was USD 36,624, sixth among countries with a population of more than 50 million. The Bank of Korea on March 5 announced this in a preliminary report on ...

The total fertility rate, or the average number of children a woman is expected to have in her lifetime, rose for the first time in nine years in reaching 0.75. According to 2024 data on births and ...