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[2025-12-16]Unlimited K-Pass Card for Public Transport Refund Introduced

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced the expansion of the public transport fare refund support project (K-Pass).
The newly introduced ‘Everyone’s Card’ allows users to receive a full refund for public transport expenses exceeding the monthly refund threshold.
Using the existing K-Pass card for public transport will automatically apply the highest refund benefits.

[2025-12-16]KTX-Eum Train Begins New Service on Donghae Line

The KTX-Eum train will start new operations on the Donghae Line between Gangneung and Busan.
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport plans to deploy KTX-Eum on the Jungang and Donghae Lines to enable travel within three hours in the central and east coast regions.
This deployment is expected to significantly boost regional economic activity and attract tourism demand.

[2025-12-16]Financial Authorities to Implement Proactive Market Stabilization Measures

The Financial Services Commission held a meeting to assess the financial market situation and discuss future prospects and risk factors.
Chairman Lee Ok-won emphasized the importance of financial market stability while diagnosing domestic and international financial market conditions.
Participants shared forecasts for next year’s economic growth and financial market outlook, discussing various risk factors.

[2025-12-16]Disclosure of Harmful Tobacco Ingredients and Increase in Smishing Due to Coupang Data Breach

There has been criticism that including tar in the disclosure of harmful tobacco ingredients does not align with the law’s intent.
The Ministry of Health and Welfare and the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety stated that they will disclose all major harmful ingredients based on scientific expertise.
Due to the recent Coupang data breach, smishing messages have significantly increased, and caution is needed to prevent damage.

[2025-12-16]KMA Opens Road Weather Risk Information to Public

The Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) announced that it will fully open road weather risk information and road weather observation data to the public starting from the 15th.
This service provides real-time information on road ice occurrence and road visibility risks.
The KMA plans to complete the installation of road weather observation networks on 31 national highways by 2027 and continuously expand the service based on this.