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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Environment ministry begins research into South Korean ecodesign standards
The National Institute of Environmental Research will develop product-assessment standards to support South Korea's ecodesign system as overseas environmental requirements tighten.
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Labor ministry says Korea Polytechnics will hire 120 professors
Korea Polytechnics will recruit a record 120 professors across 19 disciplines, adding advanced-industry faculty and strengthening liberal-arts teaching.
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Korea pushes copyright enforcement abroad as K-content piracy spreads
South Korea is pairing overseas piracy cases, policy cooperation and domestic inspection penalties to protect K-content.
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Health ministry designates South Chungcheong mental emergency medical center
The designation of Dankook University Hospital expands South Korea's regional mental emergency medical-center network from 13 to 14 locations, giving South Chungcheong its first center.
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Environment ministry outlines 100GW renewable energy drive for AI
South Korea's environment ministry has set out plans to expand renewable power and water supplies for AI facilities while advancing industrial decarbonisation, electric vehicles and a circular economy.
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Health ministry inspects heatwave protections for disability-job participants
The health ministry reviewed indoor work, shorter hours and health safeguards in its disability jobs program.
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Environment ministry to hold first Daegu underflow-water trial review
The panel will assess a Daegu trial after tests showed major improvements in water quality from the Nakdong River.
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Labor ministry starts forklift-fall inspection in Gimpo
The labor ministry has opened a joint safety and labor inspection at a Gimpo food-materials company after a worker's 5-meter fall from a forklift.
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Interior ministry honors officials as recovery completion reaches 10-year high
Three agencies held their first joint ceremony after 93.7 percent of 2025 disaster-recovery projects were completed by the end of June.
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Labor ministry announces KT AI agreement for staff training
The pact will pair KT's education infrastructure with workplace training and AICE certification for the public agency's staff.
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Interior ministry mandates safety routes at protected-zone construction sites
A revised pedestrian-safety law will cover all construction sites in designated protection and education environment zones after a six-month grace period.
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Interior ministry plans nationwide overhaul of unsafe bollards
The interior ministry will survey and repair unsafe bollards with local governments and accept public reports through August.
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Interior ministry steps up Major Crimes Investigation Agency preparations
The interior ministry has set public consultation, recruitment, facilities and technology work in motion before the Major Crimes Investigation Agency's Oct. 2 opening.
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Interior ministry orders flood response ahead of heavy rain
South Korea's interior ministry ordered agencies to coordinate their response to intense rain forecast along southern coasts and near Jirisan.
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Culture ministry expands youth pass with book purchases
The culture ministry will open an additional Youth Culture and Arts Pass round, adding books to the cultural spending benefit for eligible young adults.
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Food and drug safety ministry brings livestock recall notices online
Revised rules broaden public recall disclosures and move inspection notifications online while easing testing and other requirements for livestock businesses.
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Culture ministry to open Hanbok Expo with buyer meetings
The culture ministry will hold the ninth Hanbok Expo from Aug. 13 to 16, debuting buyer consultations for 149 participating businesses.
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Food and drug safety ministry finds six dairy businesses violating rules
The food and drug safety ministry has asked local governments to take action against six dairy businesses after a summer inspection uncovered hygiene violations.
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Interior ministry to hold 81st Liberation Day ceremony
The interior ministry's Liberation Day ceremony in Seoul will bring together about 3,000 people, honor independence contributors and feature a performance linking Korea's past and future.
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Food and Drug Safety Ministry wins top policy award
The ministry's bio-health regulatory program was recognized for accelerating medical-product approvals and supporting biopharmaceutical and digital-health regulation.
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Health ministry advances national medical graduate school plan
A preparatory committee will form infrastructure and curriculum panels first as the health ministry works toward a 2029 opening for a national medical graduate school.
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Health ministry discusses plan to formalize nursing-hospital caregiver services
Second Vice Minister Lee Hyeong-hun visited a direct-employment pilot site, where medical providers and experts discussed formalizing nursing-hospital caregiver services.
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Labor ministry highlights five small-business training-consulting cases
The Korea Human Resources Development Service selected five teams under a training-consulting program that had reached more than 12,000 companies through July.
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Health ministry sends experts as welfare consultation demand doubles
Ninety-six requests for welfare-program consultations, compared with 41 in the first half, will bring regional experts to local governments for tailored advice.
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Labor ministry announces joint labor and finance education partnership
Two specialist institutes will share resources and jointly develop courses under an agreement announced Thursday.
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Interior ministry makes neighborhood heat maps publicly available
The interior ministry has made satellite-based heat maps available through the Living Safety Map website to support local heat-wave planning.
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Food and drug safety ministry to introduce workplace counseling system
The food and drug safety ministry will introduce an external counseling channel in August for employees facing workplace abuse and harassment.
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Health ministry launches seventh Long-Term Care Committee for 2027 talks
The new committee opened talks on 2027 long-term care insurance rates and finances, with final rate and premium decisions expected after October.
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