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The Fair Trade Commission decided to impose corrective orders and fines totaling 4.35 billion KRW on eight companies for collusion in bidding for organic coagulants and to prosecute one company.
Organic coagulants are polymers used in water purification, available in powder and liquid forms.
SNF Korea and Kolon Life Science were producing powder-type organic coagulants and agreed on the winning bidder and bidding prices for each tender.

The Ministry of Health and Welfare and the National Health Insurance Service announced improvements and expansion of the Health Lifestyle Support Pilot Project.
Hypertension and diabetes patients can pay medical fees with points, and the number of regions for health risk groups will expand from 15 to 50.
These improvements are expected to help more people practice healthy lifestyle habits.

The 18th Trilateral Health Ministers Meeting was held in Seoul.
The three countries discussed AI and digital healthcare, healthy aging, and mental health, and adopted a joint statement.
The meeting concluded with an agreement to continuously strengthen cooperation in the health sector among the three countries.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs dispatched the ‘Latin America Infrastructure Cooperation Delegation’ led by Kim Jin-hae to Ecuador and Panama.
The delegation participated in infrastructure cooperation seminars and trade investment forums in Ecuador and Panama, discussing cooperation plans with key officials.
Kim Jin-hae expressed hopes that this visit would deepen cooperation in road and rail sectors and expand future cooperation areas.

A forum on improving agricultural worker safety and health was held at the National Assembly on December 12.
Experts from academia, industry, and government, as well as representatives from agricultural organizations, attended to discuss policies for preventing agricultural work accidents.
The Rural Development Administration is working on various safety technology developments and distributions to reduce agricultural work-related fatalities by 20%.

The Rural Development Administration received the Prime Minister’s Award in the administrative management capacity category of the 2024 government performance evaluation.
This award marks the fifth consecutive year the administration has been recognized as an excellent institution.
Director Lee Seung-don attributed the achievement to efficient organization management and continuous innovation.