Food and drug safety ministry revises medical-device casebooks
Revised casebooks clarify one-time identifier registration and steps to avoid duplicate supply reports.
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Weather, disasters and recalls that affect daily life.
Culture ministry announces second-quarter policy communication campaign winners
Employment and labor and food safety campaigns topped a public review of policy communication efforts from 48 central government agencies.
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Labor ministry opens 200-site inspection of public-sector contracts
The two-month campaign follows evidence of repeated short-term contracts and earlier labor-law violations at local governments.
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Food and drug safety ministry schedules nine GMP programs
The food and drug safety ministry will hold nine GMP seminars, training courses and consulting sessions through October, including some in Osong.
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Labor Standards Act training for school support workers
The labor ministry says a second-half program for about 700 selected school support workers will focus on labor law and employment conditions amid continuing labor-rights violations and disputes.
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Culture ministry reviews heritage safety, South Chungcheong tourism plans
Minister Choi Hwi-young inspected emergency protection procedures at National Gongju Museum and discussed tourism cooperation with Gov. Park Soo-hyun.
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Labor ministry launches intensive inspection of HD Hyundai Heavy Industries
A 62-member team will inspect HD Hyundai Heavy Industries after two fatal entrapment accidents occurred within a week.
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Interior ministry says cabinet approves major-crimes agency rules
Cabinet approval gives the Major Crimes Investigation Agency operating rules, staffing plans and rights-protection procedures before its Oct. 2 launch.
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Labor ministry announces coaching partnership for students and retirees
The new program will offer 12 weeks of individual and group coaching to students in 12 departments while helping retirees move into counseling roles.
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Interior ministry starts special-disaster designation review for Tongyeong, Geoje
The interior ministry began preliminary damage surveys after heavy rain battered the two South Gyeongsang cities, causing landslides and flooding that forced residents to evacuate.
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Labor ministry convenes forum on ILO platform-work protections
South Korea's labor ministry gathered experts in Seoul to consider how legal reforms could extend protections to platform workers as AI and the platform economy grow.
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Interior ministry issues heatwave guidance for Ulchi drills
Guidelines call for training schedules to be adjusted, moved indoors or halted as heat alerts intensify during the national preparedness exercise.
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South Korea tests war readiness against heat and river pollution
South Korea's annual emergency exercise pairs wartime readiness with heat protections and a simulated river-pollution response.
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Environment ministry plans joint Nakdong River spill drill
The environment ministry will convene nine agencies for a drill to test containment of a simulated diesel spill in the Nakdong River.
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South Korea labor ministry announces HRDKorea AI public-data service
The service connects 69 of the agency's 229 public-data APIs to compatible generative AI systems in real time, with desktop setup requiring no authentication key, account sign-up or installation.
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Interior ministry pursues new disaster-response smartwatch research project
The interior ministry and science ministry will fund research into a network-linked smartwatch and AI radio-alert system for disaster responders.
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Interior ministry receives 617 applications for Solar Income Village program
The interior ministry selected 86 villages in its first round and received 617 applications in its second after extending preparation time and project support.
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Interior ministry seeks 200 participants for escalator safety forum
The interior ministry will hold an Aug. 29 public forum in Seoul and recruit 200 participants to discuss escalator safety.
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Health ministry steps up heat-wave protections for vulnerable groups
The health ministry has ordered intensified safety checks and support measures after the central heat-wave disaster response was raised to Level 2.
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Environment ministry steps up Pyeongrim Dam drought response
Pyeongrim Dam has moved to a higher drought alert after scant rainfall, prompting the environment ministry to draw on reservoirs and reduce some water allocations.
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Oman-funded records training in Seongnam
The program for 14 Omani archival staff follows an April visit by Oman's ambassador to South Korea to the National Archives.
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86 villages selected for solar income program
Financial and permitting support is planned for 86 selected villages.
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Labor ministry urges outdoor work stoppages under severe heat alert
South Korea's labor ministry has tightened heat-wave and confined-space protections after the government escalated its nationwide emergency response.
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Interior ministry convenes heat-wave response meeting as alerts widen
The interior ministry ordered expanded protections for vulnerable residents and outdoor workers as heat waves and tropical nights are forecast to persist.
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Environment ministry steps up Miryang Dam drought measures
The environment ministry will shift water supplies to rivers and further restrict agricultural deliveries after Miryang Dam entered the drought alert stage.
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Climate, Energy and Environment Ministry announces first Seomjin River photo contest
South Korea's Climate, Energy and Environment Ministry is accepting entries through Oct. 6 for a photo contest documenting the Seomjin River's nature, wildlife and people living alongside it.
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Central disaster headquarters to provide 3 billion won for rain-hit areas
Emergency funding will support repairs, relief and urgent livelihood aid after record downpours in Gyeongnam.
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Health ministry convenes children's congress on academic pressure
About 110 child representatives will gather to debate academic pressure and propose policy improvements to the government.
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Health ministry expands child return-home pilot to South Gyeongsang
South Gyeongsang Province becomes the second region in a pilot extending psychological and family-recovery support to children separated from their families.
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Health ministry selects six consortia for AI medical devices
The AX-Sprint program will support clinical validation and real-world data collection to help authorized digital medical devices reach clinical practice.
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