SEOUL, June 25 (Korea Bizwire) — President Lee Jae Myung and first lady Kim Hea Kyung on Wednesday paid a visit to a hospital for people with leprosy on the remote island of Sorok and comforted patients there, the presidential office said. Lee encouraged people with leprosy, also known as Hansen’s disease, and pledged to [...]
SEOUL, June 24 (Korea Bizwire) – The office of President Lee Jae Myung said Tuesday it has opened an online platform to gather public opinion for use in shaping government policies as part of efforts to enhance communication with the public. The “mailbox for the people” uses a Google Form to collect questions from the [...]
SEOUL, June 23 (Korea Bizwire) — President Lee Jae Myung on Monday instructed the presidential office and all ministries to be put under an emergency response system in order to address heightened tensions in the Middle East following U.S. strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites. In his first meeting with senior presidential aides since taking office, [...]
SEOUL, June 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Ministry of Employment and Labor announced Saturday that it will accept applications for new employment permits for foreign workers from July 7 to 18 through local labor offices nationwide, as part of the country’s third-round quota for 2025. A total of 18,054 foreign workers will be newly authorized [...]
SEOUL, June 22 (Korea Bizwire) — In an era where diplomacy increasingly plays out in digital spaces, South Korean President Lee Jae-myung is reshaping how leaders connect with the world—one tweet at a time. Earlier this week, before departing for the G7 Summit in Canada, President Lee instructed his staff to publish his social media [...]
SEOUL, June 20 (Korea Bizwire) – The presidential state affairs committee cut short a policy briefing by the prosecution Friday, instructing it to rewrite its report to better reflect President Lee Jae Myung’s policy pledges, the committee’s spokesperson said. The move came as the committee, which functions as a de facto government transition committee of [...]
SEOUL, June 17 (Korea Bizwire) — A new report warns that South Korea’s elderly population faces a growing “double burden” as rising health insurance premiums and income taxes increasingly eat into public pension payouts, significantly reducing retirees’ real disposable income. According to a study released Tuesday by the National Pension Research Institute, the 2022 overhaul of [...]
SEOUL, June 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced new measures on Sunday to enhance oversight of real estate transactions involving foreign nationals, aiming to address rising concerns over transparency, market disruption, and perceived unequal treatment of domestic buyers. As foreign ownership of property in South Korea increases, Seoul officials plan to scrutinize sources [...]
SEOUL, June 13 (Korea Bizwire) — A new public opinion survey shows that a strong majority of South Koreans have confidence in President Lee Jae-myung’s ability to lead the nation, with 70 percent of respondents saying they expect him to perform well during his five-year term. The poll, conducted by Gallup Korea from June 10 to [...]
SEOUL, June 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Acting Finance Minister Lee Hyoung-il said Thursday that all efforts will be made to stabilize consumer prices, adding that the government will announce related countermeasures as soon as possible. Lee, newly appointed as the first vice finance minister and currently serving as acting minister due to a vacancy, made [...]