The Ministry of Foreign Affairs held the 2025 Policy Advisory Committee meeting at its headquarters.
First Vice Minister Park Yoon-joo emphasized practical diplomacy prioritizing national interest and highlighted various achievements.
Participants discussed the continuity and diversification of foreign policy, exchanging active opinions.

The Korea Customs Service held the 42nd Customs Valuation Forum at the Seoul Main Customs Office.
Discussions focused on the application of the cost-plus method to transfer pricing and customs valuation of various types of e-commerce imports.
Forum Chairman Son Sung-soo emphasized supporting honest reporting by companies and strengthening supervision of non-compliant firms.

The Korea National Arboretum held a closing ceremony for the Government Innovation Avengers ‘Mess’ to conclude their activities for 2025.
‘Mess’ is an innovation group aimed at changing organizational culture and public service practices through voluntary participation of arboretum staff.
The ceremony included a review of the year’s activities and discussions on future improvement directions.

The National AI Strategy Committee has announced South Korea’s AI Action Plan.
The plan aims to gather opinions from various sectors.
Detailed information can be found in the attached file.

The Military Manpower Administration signed an MOU with Baekseok University, Baekseok Culture University, and Baekseok Arts University to link students’ academic and military careers.
Through this agreement, the Military Manpower Administration will conduct military career counseling and briefings, and provide professional consulting for university curriculum operations.
Students are expected to receive recommendations for military specialties suited to their aptitudes through in-depth counseling before enlistment, and to build military careers that lead to employment or return to school after discharge.

Chungju Hwalok Cave is at the center of controversy due to the absence of a safety management authority and unauthorized occupation issues.
Chungju City and the Central Mine Safety Office are blaming each other for the cave’s safety management responsibility.
The Korea Forest Service has ordered the restoration of the cave’s unauthorized occupation of national forest land, but no action has been taken yet.