On September 16, 2016, the Cabinet decided to implement the new national plan for the promotion of biomass utilization.
The new national plan for the promotion of biomass utilization is supposed to deliberate whether or not to revise the present national plan at least every five years based on the...
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2016.10.03
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On August 24, 2016, the Cabinet decided to efficiently & systemically implement the policies for the new long-term land improvement plan for FY2016-2020.
The long-term land improvement plan is supposed to be revised every five years based on the Land Improvement Act (Act No. 195 of 1949)....
2016.08.02
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The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) recently announced that it will work for the addition of Korean food culture to UNESCO by collaborating with the Ministry of Culture, the Sports and Tourism (MCST) with participation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Cultural...
2016.08.02
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Beginning September 28, 2016, the anti-graft law goes into effect in Korea . By the law, public officials, private school teachers, journalists and their spouses should not be given a meal that costs more than 30,000 won ($US26) or receive gifts priced over 50,000 won. Congratulatory or condolence...
2016.08.02
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The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) recently announced that Korean Samgyetang will begin exporting to China. China has prohibited the import of Korean Samgyetang mainly because of quarantine and sanitation reasons. Samgyetang is a traditional chicken soup made with a young...
2016.07.19
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On June 2, 2016, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) signed an MOU on joint research on the Maritime Province of Siberia in a meeting with their Russian counterpart Tkachev in Xi’an, China. Both countries will draw up a mid-to-long-term plan to develop the region (with...
2016.07.19
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On May 26, 2016, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) announced that 57 Korean food companies will participate in the THAIFEX.
Source: http://english.mafra.go.kr/eng/list.jsp?id=30189&pageNo=1&NOW_YEAR=2016&group_id=1001&menu_id=1020&link_menu_id=1020...
2016.07.19
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On May 20, 2016, Korea’s Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency announced that from May 15 to 19, 2016 their officials visited the Lanzhou Veterinarian Research Center and Harbin Veterinarian Research Center of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science and discussed ways to cope with foot-and-...