The Ministry of Science and ICT announced that the revised Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection (Network Act), amended to ensure swift response to cyber breaches and secure the en…
Cho Eun-hui, a member of the National Assembly's Security and Public Administration Committee, announced on the 7th that she had proposed the 'Act on Support for the Self-Reliance of Vulnerable Youth' to help family care youth, isolated and…
Rep. Hwang Jeong-a, a member of the National Assembly's Science, ICT, Broadcasting and Communications Committee, announced on the 6th that she had sponsored the "Working Parents (Mom and Dad) Support Package Act," which expands parental lea…
Rep. Jeon Jin-suk, a member of the National Assembly's Health and Welfare Committee, announced on the 1st that she has proposed a partial amendment to the 'Act on the Prevention of Sexual Violence and Protection of Victims Thereof' that wou…
The Presidential Office announced on the 31st that it held a joint meeting of relevant agencies at the Presidential Office in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, chaired by Wang Yun-jong, Third Chief of the National Security Office, to strengthen cooperatio…
The Fair Trade Commission announced that an amendment to the enforcement decree of the Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Act (Fair Trade Act) passed a Cabinet meeting on the 30th. According to the Fair Trade Commission, the Cabinet's passa…
The child deduction for inheritance and gift taxes will be expanded tenfold from 50 million won per person to 500 million won. The top inheritance tax rate will be lowered, and lower tax brackets will be widened to reduce the inheritance ta…
A consensus is forming that regulatory reform removing obstacles to innovation and risk-taking by digital companies is essential to strengthening the competitiveness of Korea's digital industry. Rep. Lee Seong-gwon of the National Assembly'…
The Hana Foundation, a Ministry Of Unification-affiliated organization headed by Chairman Cho Min-ho, held a seminar titled "Employment Stories of North Korean Defectors Who Dream of 'My Job'" on the 25th in Seminar Room 2 of the National A…
A consensus is forming around the idea of launching a nationwide 'Cybersecurity Guardian Movement' to defend the free democratic basic order enshrined in South Korea's Constitution against the growing cyber threats posed by North Korea and …
A bill amending the law to prevent collapse accidents caused by reckless structural changes to buildings under construction has been submitted to the National Assembly. Rep. Hong Gi-won, a member of the National Assembly's Foreign Affairs a…
The government will draw up job support measures for the construction industry, which is experiencing a decline in available work, and will consider designating it a special employment support sector if the drop in employment worsens. The M…
The Ministry of Strategy and Finance announced that the government presented the "2024 second-half public institution citizen-experienced service improvement plan" at the Economic Relations Ministerial Meeting on the 23rd. The plan consists…
The National Assembly Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the 19th at 10:00 a.m. regarding the "Petition Requesting Immediate Introduction of an Impeachment Motion Against President Yoon Suk-yeol," it announced on the 22nd. The committee …
The Ministry of Science and ICT said it will recruit 5,000 participants from the 22nd through Aug. 29 for a pilot program offering digital vouchers to basic livelihood recipients (subsistence or medical benefits) who already receive discoun…
