Under the Act on the Prohibition of Improper Solicitation and the Receipt of Money or Valuables (the Improper Solicitation and Graft Act), the price ceiling on meals that public officials and others may receive as an exception will be raise…
The Digital Platform Government Committee, the Ministry of Science and ICT, and the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment recently announced that as of the 22nd, all six participating companies had completed updates enabling real-time…
The Fair Trade Commission said an amended enforcement decree of the Basic Act on Consumer Protection, which specifies the scope and methods of surveys needed to promote consumer rights or advance consumer policy efficiently and allows consu…
Seo-gu District in Incheon (District Governor Kang Beom-seok) was found to have violated statutory regulations on the minimum number of members required to operate a proposal evaluation committee while constituting and running the committee…
◆ Director-level transfer ▲ Director of the Small Business Policy Research Center Yang Suk-gyeong ◆ Regional director-level transfer ▲ Gwangju Honam Regional Director Lee Do-yeol ▲ Incheon Gyeonggi Northern Regional Director Kang Seong-han …
The Korea Consumer Agency said on the 23rd that a survey of the review operations and consumer perceptions of three major delivery platforms found that current review systems need improvement, including insufficient guidance on precautions …
◆ Section Chief Level (Promotion) ▲ Kim Won-tae, Secretary to the Director General ◆ Section Chief Level (Transfer) ▲ Shin Jae-hun, Section Chief for Climate Change Assessment, Department of Agricultural Environment, National Institute of A…
The Ministry of the Interior and Safety announced on the 22nd that it is launching an all-out response in cooperation with local governments and the private sector to eradicate rip-off prices at major summer resorts as the summer vacation s…
Employees of the Incheon International Airport Corporation (IIAC), led by President Lee Hak-jae, were found storing confidential documents and important papers on their personal desks or in unlocked drawers. It was also confirmed that some …
The Fair Trade Commission's win rate for finalized court judgments in the first half of 2024 was 90.7%. The FTC analyzed trends in cases where courts rendered judgments in the first half of 2024 and announced the results on the 19th. Accord…
◆ Promotions: Ra Ho-won, head of the Climate Change Research Division; Kim Seon-dong, head of the High-Temperature Water Electrolysis Laboratory; Bae Byeong-chan, head of the Hydrogen Fuel Cell Laboratory; Choi Sin-ho, director of the Ulsan…
President Yoon Suk-yeol nominated Yoo Sang-im, a professor in the Department of Materials Engineering at Seoul National University, as the new Minister of Science and ICT on the 18th. Presidential Chief of Staff Jung Jin-seok said in a brie…
The government is revising laws to eradicate "online dark patterns", a method that subtly deceives consumers to gain unfair benefits. The Fair Trade Commission announced on the 18th that it will publicly notify, from the 18th to August 27, …
The Anti-corruption & Civil Rights Commission recently announced that it has formulated a plan to prevent missed disciplinary actions for sexual misconduct and drunk driving at local public agencies, including local public enterprises and l…
The National Office of Investigation's Security Investigation Bureau under the National Police Agency said on the 18th that, as a result of shifting its operational focus to actively responding to overseas technology leak crimes, the number…
