[2025-12-19]Expanding Veterans’ Benefits and Special Compensation for Sacrifice

The Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs plans to expand compensation to up to two generations of independence activists’ descendants and double the number of contracted medical institutions for elderly veterans by 2030.
Key initiatives include spousal support for elderly veterans, enhanced recognition for democracy activists, and improved benefits for discharged military personnel, along with AI-based innovations in veterans’ benefit processing.
The ministry also aims to repatriate remains of overseas independence activists, resume recovery of pro-Japanese assets, promote veterans’ culture, and host the 2029 Invictus Games in Daejeon.

[2025-12-19]Establishing Government-Wide System for Collective Civil Complaints and Anti-Corruption

The National Rights Commission plans to establish a conflict mediation council to swiftly resolve collective civil complaints.
It will integrate non-emergency consultation numbers into 110, build an AI-based civil rights platform, and improve administrative litigation systems.
Revisions to laws on prohibiting improper solicitation and preventing conflicts of interest aim to rank within the top 20 in national integrity.

[2025-12-19]Comprehensive Revision of Civil Code Begins with Contract Law

The Ministry of Justice passed the first revision bill on contract law at the Cabinet meeting on the 16th.
The fixed statutory interest rates have been revised to allow adjustment based on economic conditions, and a provision for canceling declarations of intent under gaslighting situations has been added.
This serves as the starting point for the comprehensive revision of the Civil Code, with the bill now heading to the National Assembly for approval.

[2025-12-19]Revised Airport Facility Standards to Enhance Safety

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced a partial revision of the Airport Act enforcement decree and rules.
Navigation safety facilities around runways must be made of breakable materials, and airports are required to establish long-term bird strike prevention plans.
Risk assessments within a 13km radius of airports and dedicated personnel standards are also strengthened.

[2025-12-19]Real-Time Sender Verification System Launched to Block Illegal Spam

The government launched an illegal spam number blocking system on the 17th to verify sender numbers in real time.
The Ministry of Science and ICT, along with KTOA and the three major mobile carriers, will now pre-block messages from invalid numbers.
Concurrent measures include standards for blocking overseas bulk messages and the domestic introduction of Google’s EFP.

[2025-12-19]KDCA Shifts to Traveler-Centered Quarantine System

The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) is transitioning from an入境-based quarantine system to one focused on traveler health prevention and information.
Key initiatives include the introduction of an AI-based quarantine system, the development of an integrated health information platform ‘Travel Health Alert e,’ and strengthened hygiene management for transportation.
The reform aims for institutionalization by 2027, alongside the establishment of an integrated manual for pandemic preparedness and enhanced public communication.