PHNOM PENH, Nov. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — First lady Kim Keon-hee visited two hospitals in Cambodia on Friday where she encouraged patients and workers and pledged to donate medical equipment, the presidential office said. Kim arrived in Phnom Penh earlier in the day together with President Yoon Suk-yeol who is attending a series of summits [...]
SEOUL, July 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Ukraine’s First Lady Olena Zelenska made an emphatic appeal Thursday for unflagging global solidarity behind her country’s struggle against Russia’s aggression, stressing the “democratic values of the entire world” are at stake in the prolonged conflict. In an exclusive written interview with Yonhap News Agency, the first of its [...]
SEOUL, June 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Nearly six out of 10 South Koreans feel first lady Kim Keon-hee has not done well in her role over the first month and a half of President Yoon Suk-yeol’s term, a survey showed Wednesday. Data Research polled 1,000 South Korean adults Monday on Kim’s performance as first lady [...]
MADRID, June 29 (Korea Bizwire) — First lady Kim Keon-hee and Queen Letizia of Spain talked about being the same age and the excellence of South Korean beauty products during a gala dinner in Madrid the previous day, the presidential office said Wednesday. Kim is accompanying President Yoon Suk-yeol on a visit to the Spanish capital [...]
MADRID, June 28 (Korea Bizwire) — First lady Kim Keon-hee visited the Korean Cultural Center in Madrid on Tuesday and praised its staff for helping promote Korean culture. The Korean Cultural Center opened in the Spanish capital in 2011. Around 60 cultural programs are held at the center each year, including exhibitions, concerts, classes and [...]
SEOUL, June 13 (Korea Bizwire) — First lady Kim Keon-hee has called for an end to dog meat consumption, saying South Korea and China are the only countries among big economies where people eat dog meat, according to a newspaper interview published Monday. Kim, who lives with four dogs and three cats, made the appeal [...]
SEOUL, May 29 (Korea Bizwire) — First lady Kim Keon-hee dropped by the office of President Yoon Suk-yeol on two consecutive days last week, photos from her fan club showed Sunday. Kim first visited the office on Friday after she and Yoon cast their ballots in early voting for the local elections. She came back [...]
SEOUL, May 23 (Korea Bizwire) — In meeting with first lady Kim Keon-hee for the first time this past weekend, U.S. President Joe Biden had a few good words to say, according to sources Monday. Biden was greeted by first lady Kim Keon-hee when he arrived at the National Museum of Korea for a state [...]
SEOUL, May 10 (Korea Bizwire) — First lady Kim Keon-hee made her first official appearance in public on Tuesday after keeping a low profile for months as she accompanied President Yoon Suk-yeol on a visit to the Seoul National Cemetery and then to his inauguration ceremony. Kim first paid tribute to fallen patriots at the [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s first lady Kim Jung-sook, accompanying President Moon Jae-in on a trip to the United Arab Emirates, has donated a copy of a Korean national treasure to one of the largest museums in the Middle East. Kim visited the Mohammed Bin Rashid Library in Dubai on Sunday (local [...]