Industry Ministry to create economic security office in major overhaul

South Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources will undertake its largest organizational overhaul in 12 years, as the government moves to bolster economic security, accelerate artificial intelligence policy and tighten trade coordination with the US. The reorganization plan, approved in a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, will take effect on Dec. 30. The overhaul centers on the launch of a new Industry Resources Security Office to oversee supply chains and trade security, alongside one direct