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Gwacheon National Science Museum to run Chuseok traditional games and science programmes

Gwacheon National Science Museum will run experience and performance programmes combining traditional games with science for the Chuseok holiday. The museum said it will hold a special science culture event on Sept. 24 and Sept. 26-27 at the museum grounds. Programmes include missions adding scientific rules to traditional games, craft activities for children and daily performances at 2 p.m. It will also offer programmes for foreigners and multicultural families.

Politics

Science and ICT committee audit opens Oct. 6; science ministry Oct. 6, broadcast media communications commission Oct. 12, space agency Oct. 13

South Korea’s National Assembly Science, ICT, Broadcasting and Communications Committee has confirmed its 2026 annual audit schedule. The audits will run from Oct. 6 to 23, starting with the Ministry of Science and ICT and including affiliated bodies such as the Postal Service and the National Science Museum. The panel will also inspect the Nuri rocket launch site at Naro Space Center and hold audits for media regulators, the Nuclear Safety and Security Commission, the Korea Aerospace Administration and multiple ICT public institutions.

Industry

MSIT to restructure affiliated public agencies, merge K-DATA into NIA

South Korea\'s Ministry of Science and ICT will restructure functions at its affiliated public agencies, including integrating the Korea Data Agency (K-DATA) as an affiliated body under the National Information Society Agency (NIA). It will also integrate the National Research Foundation of Korea with the Korea Technology Commercialization Promotion Agency to strengthen links from basic R&D to commercialisation. The ministry plans to create a new foundation to integrate four regional national science museums and will pursue related legal revisions.