The industry ministry and the Korea Nuclear Export Industry Association convened about 100 industry, academic, research and government participants in Seoul to launch a regular channel for nuclear export cooperation.
Small businesses and mid-sized companies in the two declared disaster zones get lower emergency-loan rates and longer repayment periods under a plan approved by the disaster review committee.
The industry ministry is accepting entries from Oct. 6 to Nov. 13 for short AI-generated films imagining how seven regional growth engines will reshape local industry and daily life.
South Korea attends its first full negotiating round of the Green Economy Partnership Agreement, which aims to set common rules on trade-related climate measures and boost trade in low-emission goods.
Huh Jang, the finance ministry's second vice minister, called for provincial and municipal cooperation with a government housing-supply package and with efforts to put idle state property to work.
Huh Jang, second vice minister of economy and finance, told a Wall Street-linked finance forum in Seoul that artificial intelligence and semiconductor demand is spilling over into exports and investment, and that finance must steer capital toward long-term industrial projects.
South Korea posted its largest monthly export total and widest trade surplus on record in September, driven by a semiconductor boom and higher oil prices, the industry ministry said.
South Korea's industry ministry convened its first nuclear export planning committee since a bilateral framework was announced, weighing construction of APR1400 and AP1000 units in the United States.
The industry ministry unveiled a five-year plan to build mid-sized companies with proprietary technology into the economy's "middle power," backed by a 1 trillion won technology program and 13.7 trillion won in regional investment.
South Korea's consumer price index rose 2.9 percent in September from a year earlier, easing from August as agricultural and fisheries prices declined for a second month, the National Data Office said Friday.
London's waiver, following a similar EU move in July, lets Korea Gas Corp. keep receiving 1.5 million tons of LNG a year under its long-term contract until it expires in March 2028.
Trade minister Park Jung-sung used the G20 trade ministers' meeting and a steel excess-capacity forum to push for WTO-based trade remedies, market-driven restructuring and international cooperation on supply chains.
South Korea was re-elected to the International Organization for Standardization's governing board at the group's Paris general assembly, securing a three-year term running through 2029.
September consumer price inflation slowed to 2.9 percent, but the Bank of Korea said the underlying trend widened as a temporary base effect dropped out.
Seven innovative companies pitched for follow-on investment as the SMEs ministry and the Financial Services Commission moved to make policy-finance support a standing platform.
The SMEs ministry is offering differential discounts and refunds for the first time in 18 years, steering spending toward traditional markets and struggling regional districts.
The finance ministry's second package shortens permitting for an EV plant conversion, opens a clean hydrogen power auction and eases semiconductor fab rules.
The finance ministry's delegation to the AIIB annual meeting in Doha called for complementary roles among the bank, borrowing members and donor countries.
The 12th forum on inclusive and sustainable quality-of-life measurement brings government, academia and researchers together in Seoul to discuss how well-being indicators can be tied to policy.
South Korea's SMEs ministry began construction on a national bio startup support complex in Incheon, with 60 companies to move in when the building opens in November 2028.
The finance ministry held its second meeting with major global asset managers and industry groups to explain foreign exchange and capital market reforms and to hear about obstacles investors face in Korean markets.
The National Data Office will hold an open citizen event at Seoul Station on Wednesday to mark its first anniversary, with interactive booths and a message wall.
The industry ministry marked the 12th Ceramics Day in Seoul, awarding 26 people for work on ceramic materials and pledging support for advanced technologies under a roadmap set late last year.
The industry ministry opened a digital twin center in Ulsan to bring AI-driven automation to the ship outfitting parts industry, part of the southeast region's advanced shipbuilding growth engine.
South Korea's industrial production fell 1.3 percent in August on automaker holidays and a base effect, but the finance ministry expects a September rebound.
The finance ministry expects this year's national tax revenue to rise 105 trillion won from 2025, led by a semiconductor-driven surge in corporate and income tax receipts.
The industry ministry outlined plans to support the CMC sector through research funding, workforce training and expert consulting at a seminar in Pangyo.