The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has agreed to resume the ‘Junior Diplomat Exchange Program’ as part of Korea-Japan normalization’s 60th-anniversary projects. This program was previously held between 1999-2001 and 2012-2017, and is now being restarted. A junior diplomat will be dispatched to the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs for two weeks starting December 11, and a Japanese diplomat will visit Korea next year.
In the future, population criteria for adjusting administrative districts will include foreigners. This means that foreigners will be considered along with natives in district adjustments such as city, gu, and eup establishments. More details can be found in the attached materials provided by Mingyu Kim from the Local Autonomy Support Department.
Infection rates of liver flukes in the Nakdong River and Seomjin River regions decreased by 1 percentage point. Achievements and sustainability plans were discussed at the 2025 Assessment Conference on Intestinal Parasite Disease. The KDCA plans to strengthen education and prevention in high-risk areas.
The Ministry of Justice decided to withdraw and waive state appeals for the Yeosu-Suncheon 10.19 incident victims’ compensation lawsuit. By the end of November, state appeals for 12 cases in the second trial involving 195 victims were withdrawn and for 22 cases in the first and second trials involving 339 victims were waived. During the action period, there were no cases in the third trial.
The Central Administrative Tribunal judged the refusal to pay simplified payments as unlawful. The tribunal considered the start date of the business and determined the business period exceeded six months. Worker ㄱ will receive unpaid wages of 8.26 million KRW through the tribunal ruling.
The Rural Development Administration has implemented a healing agricultural program for the elderly using wheat sprouts, which has shown improvements in mental health. After participating in the program, depression levels decreased by an average of 22.6% and happiness increased by 27%. Stress hormone levels also showed a decrease in men, but an increase in some activities for women.