[2025-12-11]Minister Kim Seong-hwan Attends Jeonnam Offshore Wind Farm Completion Ceremony

Minister Kim Seong-hwan of the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment attended the completion ceremony of the first Jeonnam Offshore Wind Farm in Sinan-gun, Jeonnam. This project, initiated by private sectors, is the first offshore wind farm in Korea and is considered a model case for resolving various regulations and conflicts through cooperation. Minister Kim pledged to actively implement policy tasks in accordance with the offshore wind infrastructure expansion and distribution plan.

[2025-12-11]Korea-Japan Diplomat Exchange Program to Resume This Year

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.

[2025-12-11]Foreigners to be included in administrative district adjustments

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.

[2025-12-11]Withdrawal and Waiver of State Appeals for the Yeosu-Suncheon Incident

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 By the end of November, state appeals for 12 cases in the second trial involving 195 victims were withdrawn and for 22 cases in the first and second trials involving 339 victims were waived.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.