The interior ministry selected 86 villages in its first round and received 617 applications in its second after extending preparation time and project support.
South Korea's industry ministry has reviewed oil, LNG and naphtha supplies and ordered contingency preparations amid uncertainty over Middle East shipping routes.
Heavy rain and a mudslide disrupted an Indonesian smelter, eroding Ecopro Materials' profitability even as precursor sales to external customers lifted revenue.
South Korea's trade negotiation chief used a National Governors Association gathering to seek US state support for Korean companies and strategic industrial cooperation.
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.
The interior ministry ordered expanded protections for vulnerable residents and outdoor workers as heat waves and tropical nights are forecast to persist.
The environment ministry will shift water supplies to rivers and further restrict agricultural deliveries after Miryang Dam entered the drought alert stage.
The science ministry will open linked AI education, development and regional testing services on Aug. 3, with support for commercializing promising projects.
The government legislation ministry says traffic fines do not exempt public officials from disciplinary action for drink-driving on bicycles or personal mobility devices.
Public officials who pay fines for drunken operation of bicycles or personal mobility devices may still face sanctions ranging from a reprimand to a pay reduction.
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.
The science ministry and the Ministry of the Interior and Safety will fund a two-year project for a network-linked smartwatch and AI radio-summary system.
South Gyeongsang Province becomes the second region in a pilot extending psychological and family-recovery support to children separated from their families.
The AX-Sprint program will support clinical validation and real-world data collection to help authorized digital medical devices reach clinical practice.
The National Institute of Environmental Research will develop product-assessment standards to support South Korea's ecodesign system as overseas environmental requirements tighten.
Korea Polytechnics will recruit a record 120 professors across 19 disciplines, adding advanced-industry faculty and strengthening liberal-arts teaching.
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.
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.
Steady chemical-medicine sales, expanding biosimilar prescriptions and higher PFS production lifted Celltrion Pharm's revenue and operating profit from a year earlier.
A revised pedestrian-safety law will cover all construction sites in designated protection and education environment zones after a six-month grace period.
The agreement would remove tariffs on major Korean exports and consumer goods while expanding service, digital and investment protections in Bangladesh.
The government legislation ministry said excluded local council members count toward a meeting quorum but not the quorum required to vote on the matter at issue.