The Ministry of Interior held a meeting on December 16, chaired by Kim Kwang-yong, to discuss crowd safety measures for Christmas and year-end festivities.
The meeting focused on strategies to manage crowd safety during the holiday season.
The officials in charge are Choi Hoe-dong from the Social Disaster Response Division and Kim Jung-geun from the Disaster Safety Inspection Division.
The National Heritage Administration has decided to register the Seoul Donggyo-dong Kim Dae-jung House as a national registered cultural heritage.
This house is a symbolic space for the democratization movement, where former President Kim Dae-jung lived since 1963.
To preserve the cultural heritage value of the house, the administration has designated the nameplate and gate, and the second-floor living space as essential preservation elements.
The Ministry of Justice invited foreign diplomats to Incheon International Airport for a policy briefing and tour on automated immigration inspection.
The event aimed to explain policies related to the expansion of countries using automated inspection and to strengthen cooperation.
Foreign diplomats, along with Minister Jeong Seong-ho, experienced the automated immigration inspection process firsthand.
The Ministry of Interior held the ‘2025 Korea Local Finance Awards’ ceremony on December 16 at the Sejong Government Complex auditorium.
The awards recognize institutions and individuals who have contributed to the development of local finance.
Detailed information can be found in the attached documents.
Minister Song Mi-ryeong visited Yeoncheon to gather residents’ opinions on the rural basic income pilot project and inspect its progress.
The Ministry of Agriculture plans to operate the pilot project for two years in rural areas with declining populations.
Yeoncheon began pre-registration for rural basic income applications on December 15.
Vice Minister Kim Nam-jung of the Ministry of Unification held a policy briefing on December 16 for ambassadors and representatives of international organizations.
The briefing aimed to enhance international understanding of the 2025 Korean Peninsula situation, inter-Korean relations, and the government’s North Korea policy direction for 2026.
A total of 41 institutions attended, and participants expressed support for the South Korean government’s efforts to establish peace on the Korean Peninsula.