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 [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s first lady Kim Jung-sook, accompanying President Moon Jae-in on a state visit to Sweden, met with Swedish men on paternal leave, known as “latte papas.” The term first originated in Sweden, famous for men’s active participation in childcare. Kim participated in an event held in Stockholm’s Humlegården [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans bid their last farewell to late former first lady Lee Hee-ho on Friday, in honor of her contribution to inter-Korean reconciliation efforts and the enhancement of women’s rights. Lee died at the age of 96 late Monday while suffering from liver cancer. She was the widow of [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The late former first lady Lee Hee-ho was a lifelong political companion of her late husband Kim Dae-jung, the architect of the “sunshine policy” of engaging North Korea, and a pioneer for women’s rights. Lee died at the age of 96 on Monday after battling liver cancer, according to [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Lee Hee-ho, the widow of former President Kim Dae-jung, died Monday at the age of 96, aides said. Lee had been hospitalized at a Seoul hospital while battling liver cancer. “First lady Lee passed today at 11:37 p.m.,” an official at the Kim Dae Jung Peace Center said. Lee [...]