SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Former Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon was elected the new chairman of the ruling Democratic Party on Saturday in a party convention held remotely in response to the spread of the new coronavirus. Lee, now a lawmaker and one of the leading potential presidential candidates, overwhelmingly won the election to [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon suggested Wednesday that police buses parked near the U.S. Embassy in central Seoul be replaced with hydrogen-powered buses as part of efforts to promote the use of the emission-free vehicles. A few police buses are parked next to the U.S. Embassy around the clock to [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon ordered government officials Tuesday to sternly tackle the spread of fake news that he said is disturbing democracy in the name of free speech. At a Cabinet meeting, Lee raised the need to hold accountable those who produce fake news and spread it intentionally. “(Fake [...]
SEOUL, May 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon said Friday that those distorting what happened during the bloody crackdown on a 1980 pro-democracy uprising will face the “judgment of truth,” apparently referring to former President Chun Doo-hwan. During a ceremony to commemorate the May 18 democracy movement in the southwestern city of Gwangju, [...]
SEOUL, April 23 (Korea Bizwire) – Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon met with Tunisian Foreign Minister Khemaies Jhinaoui in Seoul on Monday and discussed ways to strengthen substantial cooperation between the two countries, Lee’s office said. Jhinaoui was on a visit to South Korea, leading Tunisia’s delegation to a meeting of the South Korean-Tunisian Joint Commission formed to enhance bilateral cooperation. This [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon met with the governor of the U.S. state of Wisconsin on Friday and discussed trade and economic cooperation, including the free trade pact between the two countries, Lee’s office said. Gov. Scott Walker has been on a four-day visit to South Korea since Wednesday, leading [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon ordered the government Thursday to conduct an all-out inspection to make sure that chickens and processed foods are safe from insecticide-contaminated eggs even after all tainted eggs are removed from the market. Lee also said that the egg scandal can be brought under control before [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean lawmakers have passed amendments to sex crime laws which will see those guilty of attempted rape and voyeurism subject to drug treatment, also known as chemical castration, in order to control their sexual impulses. During the cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon held on Tuesday at the [...]