Ministry of Economy and Finance
Emergency Meeting on Macroeconomic and Financial Issues
On November 14, Deputy Prime Minister Choi Sang-mok held an Emergency Meeting on Macroeconomic and Financial Issues[1] to review recent domestic and international financial market trends following the U.S. presidential election and discuss strategies for future responses.
Rec...
Nov 14,2024
Ministry of Economy and Finance
Ministerial Meeting on Economic Affairs (Nov.14, 2024)
On November 14, Deputy Prime Minister Choi Sang-mok convened the Ministerial Meeting on Economic Affairs at the Government Complex-Seoul to discuss ‘Improvement measures for the real estate project financing (PF) system’, ‘Support measures for service industry productivity innova...
Nov 14,2024
Ministry of Science and ICT
Professor Kim Myuhng-Joo Appointed as First Director of the AI Safety Institute
The Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT), led by Minister Yoo Sang-im, has announced the appointment of Professor Kim Myuhng-joo from the Department of Information Security at Seoul Women’s University as the inaugural Director of the AI Safety Institute, effective November 12...
Nov 13,2024
Statistics Korea
Economically Active Population Survey in October 2024
[Economically active population and labor force participation rate]
◦ The economically active population marked 29.525 million persons in October, which grew 135 thousand persons or 0.5% year-on-year.
◦ The labor force participation rate stood at 64.7% in October, remaining the...
Nov 13,2024
Ministry of Economy and Finance
Current Employment Statistics, October 2024
Statistics Korea released report on the 'Economically active population survey' on November 13, 2024.
The economically active population marked 29.525 million persons in October, which grew 135 thousand persons or 0.5%year-on-year.
Please refer to the attached PDF.
Nov 13,2024
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
S. Korea Increases Number of Young Farmers to 23,000 by 2025
S. Korea Increases Number of Young Farmers to 23,000 by 2025Sejong, 13 November 2024 — The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) has been running a young and beginning farmers grant programme that provides a maximum of KRW1.1 million a month per farmer for ...
Nov 13,2024