The Ministry of Justice held the 5th appointment ceremony for refugee interpreters on December 15.
A total of 152 refugee interpreters received their appointment certificates at the event.
They will be responsible for 26 languages, including Rwandan and Lao.

The Rural Development Administration’s Agricultural Satellite Center and the Korea Rural Economic Institute’s Agricultural Observation Center signed an agreement to utilize satellite data.
The agreement aims to systematically use satellite imagery for agricultural observation, with the satellite scheduled for launch in 2026.
The two institutions will cooperate in collecting major crop area information, jointly analyzing and utilizing data, and hosting academic events and personnel exchanges.

The Rural Development Administration and Korea Rural Economic Institute jointly held a policy research conference on ‘AI Transformation, National Agricultural Policy and R&D Strategy’.
Naver Cloud’s Oh Jung-sik gave a keynote speech on the changes in business processes and future prospects brought by generative AI.
The two institutions signed an agreement to utilize agricultural satellite information and decided to actively pursue scientific agricultural observation enhancement.

The National Pension Fund Committee held its 7th meeting of 2025 and decided to extend the strategic hedge period until 2026.
Following this decision, the National Pension Service plans to extend the foreign exchange swap contract with the Bank of Korea until the end of 2026.
The committee also reviewed and approved the plan for setting the target excess return rate, deciding on a cumulative target excess return rate of 0.248%p for 2022-2026.

On December 14, highly pathogenic avian influenza was detected at a broiler breeder farm in Namwon, Jeonbuk.
The Central Accident Management Headquarters immediately implemented quarantine measures and issued a temporary movement ban in nearby areas.
To prevent further outbreaks, nationwide poultry farm inspections will be intensified.

Future sales of government assets exceeding 30 billion won must be pre-reported to the relevant National Assembly committee.
Sales of shares in public institutions held by the government or public agencies require prior consent from the National Assembly, and discounted sales below appraisal value are generally prohibited.
The Ministry of Economy and Finance has prepared measures to prevent indiscriminate privatization of government assets and to address issues of undervalued sales and lack of transparency in the sales process.