Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will officially visit Korea from the 17th to the 19th of this month at the invitation of President Lee Jae-myung.
Meloni is the first European leader to visit Korea since the new government was established and the first Italian PM to make a bilateral visit in 19 years.
The summit will discuss various fields including trade and investment, advanced industries, and educational and cultural cooperation.

The Ministry of Science and ICT announced that it will pre-announce the amendment to the Enforcement Decree of the Information Protection Industry Act until the 19th of next month.
The amendment aims to eliminate blind spots in the information protection disclosure system and strengthen the responsibility of companies with high social influence.
The Ministry plans to gather opinions during the pre-announcement period and apply the changes starting in 2027.

The Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission will implement a system to notify offline complaint progress via text and email.
This measure aims to alleviate the inconvenience of citizens and administrative inefficiencies.
It will also help the elderly and digitally disadvantaged to receive convenient updates on their complaint status.

The Fire Department announced that it will inspect the ‘Winter Fire Prevention Measures’ at 10 selected fire stations nationwide as the risk of fire increases in winter.
The inspection will take place from mid to late January, focusing on the adequacy and implementation status of winter fire prevention measures in each region.
The Fire Department plans to share the best practices discovered during this inspection with fire stations nationwide and reward outstanding institutions based on future performance evaluations.

The government has officially launched the ‘Korea-U.S. Nuclear Cooperation Task Force (TF)’ to secure capabilities for peaceful and commercial purposes of enrichment and reprocessing.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced this during a meeting chaired by Lim Gap-soo, the government representative for Korea-U.S. nuclear cooperation, on the 9th.
Regular director-level meetings and working-level consultations will be held to gradually review major issues.

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced that last year’s overseas construction orders amounted to $47.27 billion.
This is the highest figure since 2014, driven by the Dukovany nuclear power plant order in the Czech Republic and significant growth in the European market.
Despite a decrease in orders from the Middle East, it remains a crucial market, and the industry is expanding into future sectors such as energy storage systems and data center construction.