Personnel and interior ministries add staff to handle data risks
The revisions take effect as the government responds to rising cyber threats from AI and cloud expansion.
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Justice ministry adds three staff to handle data security risks
The Ministry of Justice and 35 other agencies are increasing personnel to counter cyber threats driven by artificial intelligence and cloud expansion.
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Patriots ministry tiers fines for hiring rule breaches
The Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs will impose graduated penalties on institutions that fail to report their compliance with veteran employment quotas.
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Patriots ministry tiers fines for job-reporting violations
The Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs will now impose graduated penalties based on the frequency of offenses rather than a flat maximum fee.
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Agriculture ministry sets rules for farm price stability and supply committees
New regulations establish operational frameworks for supply adjustment bodies and define how average prices are calculated for farmer payouts starting August 27, 2026.
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Health ministry eases counseling room rules for welfare centers
The revision removes the mandatory soundproofing requirement for counseling rooms while clarifying the administrative oversight of social welfare facilities and expanding the scope of community care services.
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Gukga Bohunbu introduces tiered fines for reporting violations
Gukga Bohunbu has replaced a flat penalty for missed reports by employment-support providers with fines calibrated to repeated violations.
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Agriculture ministry raises rewards for farmland violation reports
The revised enforcement decree will increase rewards for reporting violations and clarify rules on farmland purchases and conversion permits.
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Revised rules expand protection for injured rescue participants
Revised rules broaden compensation and treatment provisions for people harmed during water-rescue work and require online notices for qualification examinations.
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Tiered fines for employment-support reporting breaches
The revised rules replace a flat maximum fine with penalties that vary according to repeat reporting violations.
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Revised decree expands leave provisions for alternative service workers
A revised decree adds leave for pregnancy checkups and clarifies family-care eligibility for alternative service workers.
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Interior ministry shortens transfer timeline for long-term public records
A revised records-management decree broadens coverage and accelerates transfers of public records kept for at least 30 years.
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Decree shifts operation of seafood safety system
A decree revision will move responsibility for the Agricultural and Fisheries Products Safety Information System from a private nonprofit body to a national quality-management service director in 2027.
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Employment-support fine rules revised
The revision replaces a flat penalty for reporting failures with a tiered system based on repeat violations.
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Presidential records management rules updated
The changes broaden public-record management duties and shorten transfer deadlines for records held for at least 30 years.
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Revised rules set farm price-stabilization criteria
Revised rules take effect Aug. 27, setting price-stabilization criteria and requirements for supply-management centers.
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Gukga Bohunbu introduces tiered fines for employment-support failures
The revised rules replace a flat penalty with escalating fines for employment-support providers that do not comply with corrective orders.
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Labor ministry sets withdrawal-reporting rule for joint welfare funds
Revised rules require joint employee welfare fund corporations to notify the labor minister within three weeks of a participating employer's withdrawal.
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Oceans ministry eases ship inspection rules for small operators
The oceans ministry has loosened certain ship-inspection requirements for about 1,450 vessels and expanded eligibility for dangerous-goods inspectors.
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Labor ministry tightens reporting for employers leaving joint welfare funds
Revised rules require joint labor welfare funds to notify the labor ministry within three weeks when an employer withdraws.
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Agriculture ministry sets rules for discounted state-held grain
The revisions establish eligibility for discounted state-held grain, intervention thresholds for rice instability and a new supply management committee.
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Revised traffic rules add emergency-vehicle demerit points
The revised Road Traffic Act Enforcement Rules add penalties involving emergency vehicles, clarify other demerit-point provisions and update forms on staggered timelines.
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Land ministry revises building rules for data centers
The revision changes lift calculations at low-occupancy data centers and ventilation requirements in new housing, while updating standards for drinking-water pipes.
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Land ministry revises public housing rules for senior tenants
The changes permit limited lease renewals for certain household members after a senior housing tenant dies and add local residence as a selection factor.
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Revised decree sets national child-abuse death review framework
A revised decree provides a legal basis for a special committee to examine suspected child-abuse deaths and clarifies rules on parental-rights petitions, record retention and local reviews.
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Antitrust regulator revamps franchise disclosure rules for prospective owners
The amendment will give prospective franchisees more outlet and cost data, speed disclosure updates and allow larger fine adjustments.
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Price rules tightened for tourist lodgings
Revised rules require price lists and adherence to posted rates at foreign tourist homestays and hanok experience businesses, with five-day suspensions for first violations.
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Revised decree adds extreme heat-related pests to agricultural disasters
A revised decree adds pests directly caused by extreme heat to agricultural disasters and requires national and local governments to notify farmers and fishers in disaster-hit areas of reporting methods.
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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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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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