SEOUL, Mar. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn on Monday called for a stern crackdown on fake news and other election crimes with the presidential election 41 days away. During a meeting of related ministers on preparation for the May 9 election day, Hwang also instructed the government to employ [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Highlighting his mantle as commander in chief, Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn visited the headquarters of South Korea-U.S. Combined Forces Command (CFC) in Seoul on Friday. He called on South Korean and U.S. troops here to maintain full readiness against possible North Korean provocations to address growing [...]
WASHINGTON/SEOUL, Dec. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – The United States has told South Korea that it is looking forward to cooperating with Seoul’s acting president in the wake of the recent parliamentary impeachment of President Park Geun-hye. The presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said Sunday that Avril Haines, White House deputy national security adviser, delivered the [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn is set to become the acting president of South Korea, after parliament passed the impeachment motion against President Park Geun-hye on Friday. The motion passed with the approval of 234 lawmakers from the 300-seat National Assembly, meeting the minimum requirement of 200. Hwang is set [...]
SEOUL, April 1 (Korea Bizwire) – Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn on Friday encouraged more couples to have smaller and more frugal weddings, saying that an extravagant event imposes huge financial burdens on young people. “People should embrace a culture that promotes frugal yet meaningful weddings,” Hwang said during a luncheon with five newlywed couples at his [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Korea Bizwire) - Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn said Sunday he will work out measures to strengthen security at South Korea’s main airport in the wake of a series of security breaches there. “Keeping the nation’s main gateway is tantamount to defending the country, and we can never accept any behavior that poses a [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn vowed Tuesday to monitor big state projects in real-time in the latest of South Korea’s efforts to preemptively root out corruption. Projects that will be subjected to the government’s real-time monitoring include preparation for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics and the creation of a science [...]