SEOUL, July 4 (Korea Bizwire) – The presidential office on Friday called for comprehensive measures to prevent residential fires following recent tragedies in which children died in apartment fires while their parents were away. On Wednesday, two girls, aged 8 and 6, were found dead after a fire broke out in their apartment in Busan. [...]
SEOUL, July 3 (Korea Bizwire) — President Lee Jae Myung on Thursday called for sufficient dialogue with trainee doctors to help resolve the prolonged medical impasse. Lee gave the instruction to his senior aides as thousands of trainee doctors have left their jobs since February last year in protest against the government’s medical reform. “Regarding [...]
SEOUL, July 3 (Korea Bizwire) — President Lee Jae Myung held his first phone talks with Mark Rutte, secretary general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), on Thursday and discussed ways to deepen Seoul’s partnership with the transnational military alliance, Lee’s office said. During the call, Lee congratulated Rutte for the successful hosting of [...]
SEOUL, July 3 (Korea Bizwire) — President Lee Jae Myung had a luncheon with the leaders of five minor political parties on Thursday and exchanged views on political and social issues, the presidential office said. Attending the meeting at the presidential residence were Kim Sun-min of the Rebuilding Korea Party; Cheon Ha-ram of the New [...]
SEOUL, July 1 (Korea Bizwire) — President Lee Jae Myung and the president of the United Arab Emirates spoke by phone Tuesday and agreed to deepen bilateral cooperation in advanced technologies and the energy and defense industries, the presidential office said. In their first phone conversation since Lee took office last month, Lee told President [...]
SEOUL, June 27 (Korea Bizwire) – President Lee Jae Myung on Friday stressed the importance of national security and vowed extraordinary compensation and honor for those who sacrificed themselves to protect the nation and its people. Lee made the remarks during a luncheon with veterans, bereaved family members and representatives of veterans’ organizations, held just [...]
SEOUL, June 26 (Korea Bizwire) — President Lee Jae Myung on Thursday nominated a former Supreme Court justice as the new chief of the Constitutional Court, the presidential office said. Former Supreme Court Justice Kim Sang-hwan was picked to replace then acting court chief Moon Hyung-bae, who retired in April. Lee also tapped Oh Young-joon, [...]
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 10 (Korea Bizwire) — President Lee Jae-myung has appointed vice ministers of finance, foreign affairs and industry as well as the country’s top trade negotiator, the presidential office said Tuesday. Lee Hyoung-il, commissioner of Statistics Korea, has been named first vice finance minister, while Lim Ki-keun, administrator of the Public Procurement Service, was [...]
SEOUL, June 9 (Korea Bizwire) – President Lee Jae-myung on Monday instructed his aides to swiftly prepare an extra budget to support the economic recovery and spur private consumption, the presidential office said. Lee made the call during the second meeting of the emergency economy task force with presidential aides and government officials. “He instructed [...]