The Broadcast Media Communications Committee held its first briefing in Sejong City on the 12th.
The report focuses on restoring media publicness and building a digital ecosystem, with 3 main areas and 15 detailed tasks.
The committee plans to address fake news, improve broadcasting regulations, and more.
The Korea Workers’ Compensation & Welfare Service held a food truck event in the Seoul Digital National Industrial Complex to support small business owners and workers.
The event provided information on the Durunuri social insurance support system and the ‘Blue Seed’ retirement pension for small businesses.
Chairman Park Jong-gil expressed his commitment to supporting workers and creating a labor-respecting society through such initiatives.
The Ministry of Justice and the UNODC held a Scam Center Response Workshop in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
Around 60 representatives from South Korea, China, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, the Philippines, and Thailand attended the workshop.
Participants discussed cooperation measures to combat scam crimes such as voice phishing.
The Korea Forest Service is taking measures to prevent the distribution of counterfeit jujubes in Vietnam.
They are working on improving local consumer awareness and promoting methods to distinguish genuine Korean products through various marketing campaigns.
Additionally, they are collaborating with the Vietnamese government to strengthen crackdowns and supporting export companies with QR code production and packaging costs.
The Personal Information Protection Commission announced its 2026 plan, aiming to fundamentally transform the personal information protection system.
The plan shifts focus from post-regulation to preventive measures, from traditional regulations to safe data utilization, and aims to become a global privacy leader.
Key directions include effective sanctions and investment promotion, proactive public and private sector inspections, and building a trust-based AI society.
The 2026 APEC Informal Senior Officials’ Meeting was held in Shenzhen, China.
China introduced the theme ‘Building an Asia-Pacific Community to Prosper Together’ and plans to concretize achievements through annual senior officials’ meetings and sectoral ministerial meetings.
Yoon Sung-mi, Chair of the 2025 APEC Senior Officials’ Meeting, explained the major outcomes of the Gyeongju APEC Summit and promised close cooperation with China.