The Fire Department announced that it will inspect the ‘Winter Fire Prevention Measures’ at 10 selected fire stations nationwide as the risk of fire increases in winter.
The inspection will take place from mid to late January, focusing on the adequacy and implementation status of winter fire prevention measures in each region.
The Fire Department plans to share the best practices discovered during this inspection with fire stations nationwide and reward outstanding institutions based on future performance evaluations.

The government has officially launched the ‘Korea-U.S. Nuclear Cooperation Task Force (TF)’ to secure capabilities for peaceful and commercial purposes of enrichment and reprocessing.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced this during a meeting chaired by Lim Gap-soo, the government representative for Korea-U.S. nuclear cooperation, on the 9th.
Regular director-level meetings and working-level consultations will be held to gradually review major issues.

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced that last year’s overseas construction orders amounted to $47.27 billion.
This is the highest figure since 2014, driven by the Dukovany nuclear power plant order in the Czech Republic and significant growth in the European market.
Despite a decrease in orders from the Middle East, it remains a crucial market, and the industry is expanding into future sectors such as energy storage systems and data center construction.

The National Tax Service (NTS) is offering AI-powered ‘Help Me Deduction Man’ content for the 2025 year-end tax settlement.
The content visualizes 12 common tax deduction scenarios, including medical expense deductions and parental deductions, to make them easily understandable.
The NTS plans to expand this service to other areas such as comprehensive income tax.

Domestic pork belly and neck meat will be sold at up to 30% off starting from the 8th.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs announced support for discounts on pork and eggs ahead of the Lunar New Year.
Egg prices will be reduced through supply to Nonghyup and Hanaro Mart, and 2.24 million fresh eggs from the US will be imported as a trial in January.

The government is pushing for the inclusion of the Korean stock market in the MSCI Developed Market Index to address the ‘Korea Discount’.
Efforts will focus on improving the structure of the foreign exchange and capital markets and establishing an advanced investment environment.
If inclusion is decided next year, index-tracking funds are expected to flow into the country around 2028.