SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — President Moon Jae-in plans to replace his finance minister as early as this week, an official familiar with the issue said Thursday. The announcement on replacing Finance Minister Kim Dong-yeon could be made before Moon leaves for Singapore on Nov. 13 for annual summits with Southeast Asian and other [...]
VATICAN, Oct. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Pope Francis expressed his willingness Thursday to visit North Korea if officially invited, also saying he will “certainly” respond to such an invitation from the communist state. The remarks came in a meeting with South Korean president Moon Jae-in, who paid a courtesy call on the pope to deliver [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — After President Moon Jae-in’s appearance at the Korea International Fleet Review taking place on Jeju Island, the president also took time to visit the nearby Gangjeong Village on the southern coast of the island, the subject of various controversies surrounding the construction of the Jeju Naval Base. According to [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea on Monday held a solemn ceremony marking the repatriation of the remains of 64 soldiers who were killed in North Korea during the 1950-53 Korean War. President Moon Jae-in presided over the repatriation ceremony at Seoul Air Base in Seongnam, 40 kilometers south of Seoul, with the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean President Moon Jae-in is set to embark on a trip to North Korea this week for his third and possibly most crucial meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Moon will head for Pyongyang on Tuesday, using a direct flight across the heavily-fortified inter-Korean border. The inter-Korean [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent photo that South Korean President Moon Jae-in had taken with female secretaries at the Blue House has been the subject of significant attention on various social media websites. The photo in question, of President Moon with five female secretaries at a luncheon on August 22, was posted [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — President Moon Jae-in paid a visit yesterday to a conference to experience new innovations that are changing the fintech sector. The event at Seoul City Hall was held with the goal of vitalizing Internet-based banks. Moon participated in the conference which also showcased various examples of innovative fintech practices [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — President Moon Jae-in mostly continued to stay away from public eyes Friday as he enjoyed his precious time with his wife Kim Jung-sook, the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said, releasing a handful of photos showing how the first couple spent their five-day leave. The president began his summer [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Commenting about his recent official visits to India and Singapore between July 8 and 13, President Moon Jae-in said that the “New Southern Policy” that was first drawn up last year had finally gotten off the ground. The president went onto say that the policy is not merely an [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean President Moon Jae-in, during a state visit to India, surprised reporters yesterday by taking the subway with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on their journey to inaugurate the world’s largest mobile phone manufacturing facility, which was developed by Samsung Electronics in Noida, India. Earlier in the day, [...]