[2025-12-16]National Pension Fund Committee Extends Strategic Hedge Period

The National Pension Fund Committee held its 7th meeting of 2025 and decided to extend the strategic hedge period until 2026.
Following this decision, the National Pension Service plans to extend the foreign exchange swap contract with the Bank of Korea until the end of 2026.
The committee also reviewed and approved the plan for setting the target excess return rate, deciding on a cumulative target excess return rate of 0.248%p for 2022-2026.

[2025-12-16]Mandatory Pre-Report to National Assembly for Government Asset Sales

Future sales of government assets exceeding 30 billion won must be pre-reported to the relevant National Assembly committee.
Sales of shares in public institutions held by the government or public agencies require prior consent from the National Assembly, and discounted sales below appraisal value are generally prohibited.
The Ministry of Economy and Finance has prepared measures to prevent indiscriminate privatization of government assets and to address issues of undervalued sales and lack of transparency in the sales process.

[2025-12-16]Unlimited K-Pass Card for Public Transport Refund Introduced

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced the expansion of the public transport fare refund support project (K-Pass).
The ‘Everyone’s Card’ will be introduced, allowing users to receive a full refund for any amount exceeding the monthly refund threshold.
By using the existing K-Pass card, users will automatically receive the highest refund benefits based on their public transport usage.

[2025-12-16]KTX-Eum Train Begins New Service on Donghae Line

The KTX-Eum train will start new operations on the Donghae Line between Gangneung and Busan.
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport plans to fully deploy KTX-Eum on the Jungang and Donghae Lines to enable travel within the central and east coast regions in about 3 hours.
The number of daily operations on the Cheongnyangni-Bujeon route will increase from 6 to 18, and the Cheongnyangni-Andong route will expand from 18 to 20.

[2025-12-16]Financial Authorities to Implement Proactive Market Stabilization Measures

The Financial Services Commission held a meeting to assess the financial market situation and discuss future prospects and risk factors.
Chairman Lee Eog-weon emphasized the importance of financial market stability while diagnosing domestic and international financial market conditions.
Attendees discussed next year’s financial market outlook and various risk factors, agreeing to extend the market stabilization program.