Labor ministry announces Korea Job World youth story contest
Korea Job World will accept entries through Aug. 31 from former participants aged 19 to 31, selecting 43 stories for grants, gifts and digital publication.
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Defense ministry drops age limits for officers seeking longer service
New rules remove age criteria for short-service officers seeking longer terms and clarify the Marine Corps commander's promotion authority.
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Food and drug safety ministry secures Indonesia's halal concessions for K-beauty
The ministry says agreements with Indonesian regulators will streamline halal certification and customs processes before a cosmetics-labeling requirement begins Oct. 18.
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Labor ministry moves to revoke certification over disabled worker rights violations
The labor ministry has begun certification-revocation procedures against an Incheon business and plans broader safeguards after finding wage arrears and rights violations.
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Labor ministry seeks views on expanded wage-payment coverage
The proposal would update regional-office forms before payment coverage for former workers at insolvent businesses expands from three months to six on Aug. 20.
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Land ministry revises rules for aging planned-city renewal
The revisions introduce procedures for combining noncontiguous zones and organizing resident representatives.
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Health ministry revises counseling rules for child-abuse case management
The health ministry has extended family-relationship counseling and education to people designated for child-abuse case management and updated forms used for children under protective measures.
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Interior ministry launches public-data portal pilot with AI search
A two-month pilot adds conversational AI search, a unified login and data recommendations to the public-data service.
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Culture ministry unveils 9,883 travel sites picked by public
The culture ministry's 100x100 project will publish 9,883 sites selected by public vote, with good-value restaurants attracting the most interest.
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Interior ministry orders emergency response after Geoje downpour
South Korea's interior ministry directed emergency agencies to carry out rescues, evacuations and relief support after torrential rainfall stranded residents in Geoje.
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Culture ministry launches disability sports talent scouting team
The 50-member initiative will connect sports and education networks to identify and develop young athletes with disabilities.
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Health ministry to chair APEC health meeting in China
South Korea will lead discussions on a five-year regional health strategy, healthy aging and digital health at an APEC working group meeting in Dalian.
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Hyundai Engineering to absorb Korea EV Charging Service
Hyundai Engineering will absorb Korea EV Charging Service on Nov. 1 to combine charging infrastructure and strengthen its electric-vehicle charging business.
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Health ministry says pension ESG rules will extend to alternative assets
A bill approved by the National Assembly would allow the national pension fund to apply responsible-investment principles to alternative investments as well as shares and bonds.
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Government opens talks on broader telemedicine drug delivery
The government plans to consider expanding prescription-drug delivery beyond limited patient groups as telemedicine moves toward formalization.
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Bank of Korea reports sharp second-quarter fall in net external financial assets
Rising domestic share prices increased the value of nonresident equities, driving financial liabilities up faster than Korean residents' overseas holdings.
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Health ministry says parliament passes cosmetics industry bill
The bill broadens the legal basis for government support across South Korea's cosmetics sector and creates a certification system for innovative companies.
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Culture ministry to operate carbon-neutrality pop-up with webtoon characters
The culture ministry will operate a Yumi's Cells-themed pop-up in Seoul while introducing a new carbon-neutrality policy brand.
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Industry ministry freezes fuel price cap for four weeks
The ninth cap will keep gasoline, diesel and kerosene prices unchanged despite rising international oil prices.
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Korea's share rally cuts net assets without cutting claims
A valuation-driven surge in foreign-owned Korean equities obscured a small rise in the country's net external claims.
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Bank of Korea says July producer prices fell 0.4 percent
Lower prices for coal and petroleum products, chemicals and financial and insurance services pushed producer prices lower in July, while the index remained above its level a year earlier.
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World's first OECD zebrafish embryo test project begins
The alternative test is expected to cut costs to one-fiftieth of conventional animal testing and accelerate toxicity screening.
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Four legal revisions clear National Assembly
Four legal revisions create a cosmetics policy framework and strengthen safety management for online medical devices and imported food.
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Environment ministry announces nationwide lights-out event expected to draw 1.68 million
Energy Citizens' Solidarity expects more than 1.68 million people to take part in a 10-minute lights-out on Aug. 22 at 23 major landmarks and locations across South Korea.
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Government Legislation Ministry says financial test applies to development proposals
Eligible developers must meet financial-soundness requirements when proposing urban development zones, not only when seeking appointment as project operators.
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Kakao to spin off KakaoTalk platform business into Kakao AI
The planned Jan. 1 demerger will create Kakao AI for the KakaoTalk-based platform operation, while Kakao X is planned to operate as an investment company.
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Food and drug safety ministry to co-host WHO biosimilar workshop
South Korea's food and drug safety ministry will hold a three-day workshop with the World Health Organization to support implementation of biosimilar assessment guidelines across Asia-Pacific.
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Government legislation ministry says financial test applies at proposal stage
The government legislation ministry says a no-net-loss standard must be met when an urban development zone is proposed, not only at project-developer designation.
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Science ministry receives six bids for AI for Everyone project
Six consortia have submitted proposals for the science ministry's AI for Everyone project, with a selection due by the end of the month.
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Government legislation ministry rules out apartment parking on natural green land
The ministry's decision treats apartment residents' parking as an accessory use rather than an independent automobile-related facility.
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Posco Future M's ESS supply contract canceled
The battery-materials maker and SolarEdge Technologies Korea ended the 945 billion won agreement by mutual consent after the customer exited its ESS business.
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Ministry of Government Legislation excludes ceiling-height cuts from consent rule
The Ministry of Government Legislation says a reduction in ceiling height alone does not require supermajority buyer consent for a building design change.
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Government legislation ministry says financial standard applies at proposal stage
The interpretation requires certain private developers to show no net loss when proposing an urban development zone, not only when pursuing designation as its project operator.
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Food and drug safety ministry proposes simpler drug change procedures
Draft rules would make certain location changes reportable, shorten processing for certain clinical-trial plans and shorten the deadline for recall plans.
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Finance ministry sets anti-dumping duties on Thai copper tubes
South Korea will impose anti-dumping duties of 4.93 percent to 8.41 percent on seamless copper tubes imported from Thailand from Sept. 11.
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Korea Intellectual Property Office announces bill easing patent restoration
A bill passed by the National Assembly would allow holders of patents lost over inadvertent unpaid fees to recover their rights by paying an additional charge.
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Climate, Energy and Environment Ministry sends vice minister to inspect Geoje floods
First Vice Minister Geum Han-seung will inspect flood-hit rivers and utilities in Geoje after record rainfall damaged infrastructure and caused power outages.
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Korea Intellectual Property Office says amendments broaden trade-secret penalties
Parliament has approved changes enabling penalties for brokers who facilitate trade-secret leaks, hacking and the use or disclosure of improperly obtained secrets.
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Labor ministry announces Hyundai Jecheol disability employment pact
The agreement pairs job development and vocational training with monitoring and follow-up management.
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Finance ministry reviews risks from rising global long-term rates
South Korea's finance ministry convened agencies to assess rising long-term rates and their risks to financial markets, the won and borrowers.
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Interior ministry shifts heavy-rain response to recovery
The interior ministry is replacing its emergency rain-response system with a recovery support headquarters after severe rainfall damaged southern coastal areas.
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Labor ministry launches task force for proposed worker safety net
Experts will refine the proposed council's structure and funding through September before a broader stakeholder forum continues discussions through year-end.
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Interior ministry declares special disaster zones after heavy rain
The interior ministry declared Geoje and Sanyang-eup and Bongpyeong-dong in Tongyeong special disaster zones after heavy rain inflicted damage.
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South Korea declares disaster areas after record southern-coast floods
The flood response now combines emergency repairs, resident aid and a detailed damage assessment.
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Science ministry opens AI challenge for climate disaster services
The science ministry's challenge will use private cloud resources for public proposals and AI and digital services addressing climate disasters and social issues.
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Industry ministry says regional crisis amendments clear parliament
The legislation would ease access to special regional-crisis designations and establish a stabilization phase for areas where recovery remains slow.
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Labor ministry starts fifth inspection of wage-system misuse in Daejeon and Cheongju
The labor ministry will inspect IT, research and development and other knowledge-service employers after earlier checks found unpaid allowances at several businesses in the Daejeon area.
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Hyundai Engineering to absorb EV charging provider
Hyundai Engineering will absorb Korea Electric Vehicle Charging Service on Nov. 1, combining construction and platform capabilities to strengthen its EVC business.
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Government legislation ministry finds abortion medication import approvals do not violate Mother and Child Health Act
The ministry said the food and drug safety ministry must approve pregnancy termination medication imports when applicants meet safety and efficacy requirements.
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Government legislation ministry finds pregnancy-termination drug import approvals legal
The government legislation ministry's opinion says import approvals for pregnancy-termination drugs do not violate the Mother and Child Health Act and must be granted when safety and efficacy requirements are met.
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