The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy held a global market strategy meeting with key trade officials and KOTRA regional directors.
The meeting discussed changes in trade environment such as the expansion of protectionism and strategies for export expansion and investment attraction.
The Ministry and KOTRA will hold a briefing session on global market entry strategies next year.
The Korea Forest Service’s National Forest Seed Management Center plans to complete the forest seed distribution survey in 2025 and conduct special inspections in 2026.
This year, they inspected the entire production and distribution process of major forest seed items to prevent the distribution of fraudulent and poor-quality seeds.
A focused inspection will be conducted in January and February 2026 to prevent consumer damage during the Lunar New Year holiday.
SMEs that file patents, trademarks, or other intellectual property have a 1.36 times higher chance of high growth.
The information and communication sector shows the highest increase at 2.69 times, while manufacturing stands at 1.39 times.
Combining domestic and international filings raises the high growth potential to 1.8 times.
The Fair Trade Commission announced the results of the ‘2025 Distribution Sector Supplier Survey’ conducted with major large-scale distribution companies.
The survey revealed that 89.0% of suppliers reported improved trading practices compared to the previous year, an increase of 3.5 percentage points.
Convenience stores showed the highest improvement rate, while online shopping malls had the lowest.
The KDCA and Naver are offering a new service linking Q-CODE with Naver Pass.
Naver member information will be automatically synced, reducing the time needed for quarantine information input.
This service is expected to help prevent the influx of infectious diseases and streamline entry procedures.
The Ministry of Climate and Energy will host a battery recycling policy forum on December 16 at the National Battery Recycling Cluster.
The forum aims to share key policy developments for promoting battery recycling and explore ways to foster the industry.
Around 100 experts are expected to attend, with various presentations and discussions planned.
