The Eastern Regional Forest Service announced that a wildfire in Yangyang County was extinguished in 1 hour and 8 minutes, with final embers contained shortly after. Upon receiving the wildfire report, helicopters, fire trucks, and 215 personnel were promptly deployed for a swift response. With dry weather warnings in effect, authorities urged proactive cooperation in wildfire prevention.
Korea National College of Agriculture held a symposium on December 10 with the theme ‘Climate Crisis Era and Agriculture’. Experts from various fields, including the Rural Development Administration and Korea Rural Economic Institute, discussed methods to address climate change. Korea National College of Agriculture plans to use the symposium results for agricultural education and technology development.
The Ministry of Personnel Management has selected nine outstanding private sector appointees in public positions for their successful application of expertise. The recipients include three director-level officials such as Lee Young-lyeol and four manager-level officials including Kim Seong-gwon, as well as two merit award recipients. The awardees expressed pride and fulfillment in contributing to government policies.
The Ministry of Science and ICT attended the opening ceremony of Soonchunhyang University’s Convergence Research Center. The center aims to address child development gaps and social issues using AI and the metaverse in medicine, therapy, and education. It is expected to become a hub for child development diagnosis and treatment in the Cheonan and Asan areas.
The Personal Information Commission has launched the Digital Forensic Center at the government Seoul headquarters. With this launch, the investigation of personal data leakage incidents will be more prompt and thorough. It will be fully utilized starting with the investigation of Coupang’s data leakage incident.
The FTC held the 24th meeting to improve bid collusion monitoring on December 10. Representatives from 15 agencies discussed monitoring status and prevention measures. The FTC emphasized the importance of efforts to prevent bid collusion.