SEOUL, April 27 (Korea Bizwire) — President Moon Jae-in took a trendy way Monday to express his gratitude to medical workers nationwide for their dedicated services in the monthslong fight against the coronavirus: the Thanks to (You) Challenge. He joined the campaign using sign language, also known as the Thank You Challenge, along with his [...]
SEOUL, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Bono, the lead vocalist of Irish rock band U2, has sent a letter to South Korean President Moon Jae-in asking for support in his country’s fight against the novel coronavirus, the presidential office here said Sunday. In the letter, Bono asked for South Korean protective equipment and diagnostic kits [...]
SEOUL, April 10 (Korea Bizwire) — President Moon Jae-in and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates agreed Friday to expand cooperation in efforts to develop vaccines and treatments against the new coronavirus during their phone talks, Cheong Wa Dae said. In their 25-minute conversation, made at Gates’ request, they focused on ways to tackle COVID-19 sweeping through [...]
SEOUL, April 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean President Moon Jae-in has used telephone services for his recent summit diplomacy in response to the coronavirus. Over the past several weeks, he has received lots of phone calls from global leaders seeking his quarantine advice or the supply of medical devices, especially test kits. Many view [...]
SEOUL, March 24 (Korea Bizwire) — President Moon Jae-in unveiled plans Tuesday to double the size of his administration’s emergency-financing aid package to 100 trillion won (US$80 billion) for businesses here under growing stress from the coronavirus pandemic, and he announced a set of special funds to stabilize South Korea’s bond and securities markets. He [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — With the new coronavirus outbreak continuing to spread unabated, a vocal minority of the electorate is calling for South Korean President Moon Jae-in to be impeached. As of Friday, more than 1.3 million Koreans had signed an online public petition calling for Moon’s impeachment on the website of the [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — President Moon Jae-in lauded Irish rock band U2 on Monday for its continuing efforts to promote peace and help address various problems facing the world, as he met the leader of the group at Cheong Wa Dae. “Since the unification of Germany, South Korean people’s aspiration for peace and [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Six puppies of two dogs given to President Moon Jae-in by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un as a gift last year were distributed to local governments Friday, the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said. The North’s leader gifted the pair of Pungsan-breed dogs, one male named Songkang and a [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — President Moon Jae-in’s new official car, based on hydrogen fuel-cell technology, made its debut Tuesday, rolling briefly across the grounds of Cheong Wa Dae. Moon moved from one office building to another inside the presidential compound in the Nexo crossover SUV, produced by Hyundai Motor, according to Cheong Wa [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – In a symbolic move to show the government’s determination to help foster South Korea’s parts and materials production industry against Japan’s export restrictions, President Moon Jae-in on Monday invested 50 million won (US$41,135) in a relevant stock fund. He visited the headquarters of NH Nonghyup Bank in Seoul and subscribed [...]