Ministry of Foreign Affairs

On February 6, Chung Kwang-yong, Director-General for African and Middle Eastern Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, met with Iwamoto Keiichi, Director-General of the Middle Eastern and African Affairs Bureau at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, in Japan for the 1...

Feb 06,2026

Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs

Minister Kwon Oh-eul of the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs will visit Tokyo, Japan, from Friday, February 6, through Sunday, February 8, to attend the Commemoration Ceremony marking the 107th anniversary of the February 8 Independence Declaration, which served as a cat...

Feb 06,2026

Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

 Key Findings from the 2025 Survey on the Overseas Expansion of Korean Food Service CompaniesSejong, 6 February 2026 — Korean food service brands are expanding their global footprint on the back of the Korean Wave (Hallyu). Going beyond simple market entry, they are ach...

Feb 06,2026

Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources

Minister JK (Jung-Kwan) Kim of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources (MOTIR) visited the city of Changwon in Gyeongsangnam-do on February 6, 2026, to explore ways industrial complexes—the backbone of the manufacturing sector—can drive regional manufacturing up...

Feb 06,2026

Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources (MOTIR, Minister JK Kim) announced on February 6, 2026, that it will invest KRW 464.5 billion this year in R&D and infrastructure-building programs for the automotive sector. Korea’s automotive exports reached a record high of US...

Feb 06,2026

Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources

As part of his trip to the Daegu-Gyeongbuk region, Minister JK (Jung-Kwan) Kim of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources (MOTIR) visited Star Group Ind. Co., Ltd.—a rare-earth permanent magnet manufacturer—on February 5, 2026, and met with major rare earth comp...

Feb 06,2026