Inaugural meeting of national resource security council
Industry Minister Kim Jung-kwan (3rd from L, rear) presides over the inaugural meeting of the national resource security council at the government complex in Seoul on Dec. 5, 2025. At the meeting, the ministry said it will designate all of the 17 scientifically identified rare earth materials as strategically critical minerals requiring government control for the nation's resource security. (Yonhap)
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