SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — In less than 100 days since taking office, new South Korean President Moon Jae-in appears to have successfully turned the boat around, mostly for the better, but also with many challenges that include escalating tension with communist North Korea. The changes initiated by Moon during his first three months [...]
SEOUL, June 2 (Korea Bizwire) – More than 80 percent of the public approve of President Moon Jae-in’s job performance so far, a survey showed Friday, less than a month after the liberal took office. In the survey conducted on 1,004 adults from Tuesday to Thursday, 84 percent of respondents said they think Moon is [...]
SEOUL, May 25 (Korea Bizwire) – The presidential office Cheong Wa Dae installed a new electric bulletin board Wednesday, offering a quick summary of current conditions in the country’s employment market, while also highlighting the emphasis the new president and his government place on creating jobs. The new bulletin board was placed at one of [...]
SEOUL, May 19 (Korea Bizwire) – Nearly 90 percent of adult South Korean citizens have a positive outlook on President Moon Jae-in’s handling of state affairs, a survey showed Friday, reflecting high public support for the new liberal leader. In the survey conducted from Tuesday through Thursday by local pollster Gallup Korea, 87 percent of [...]
SEOUL, May 15 (Korea Bizwire) – Three in 4 adult South Korean citizens gave a positive outlook on President Moon Jae-in’s handling of state affairs, a survey showed Monday, reflecting high public support for the newly minted liberal leader. In the survey conducted from Wednesday through Saturday by local pollster Realmeter, 74.8 percent of the [...]
SEOUL, May 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Exuding confidence, motherly warmth and down-to-earthness, new first lady Kim Jung-sook has garnered as much public attention as her husband Moon Jae-in who scored a resounding victory in Tuesday’s presidential election. Waving and giving a thumbs up to Moon’s well-wishers and other citizens, a beaming Kim has been alongside [...]
SEOUL, May 11 (Korea Bizwire) – President Moon Jae-in on Wednesday promised to begin what he calls a “Gwanghwamun Presidency.” Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul was the main stage for the candlelight protests demanding President’s Park Geun-hye’s resignation (or impeachment), gathering millions of Koreans from across the country. But even before the mass rallies, the area [...]
SEOUL, May 10 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean minors who have yet to reach the legal voting age also chose Moon Jae-in as the new president in a mock election arranged by YMCA Korea. Of a total of 51,715 votes, President Moon received 39.14 percent of all ballots at 20,245, officials said Wednesday. Unlike the [...]
SEOUL, May 10 (Korea Bizwire) – Moon Jae-in’s term as South Korea’s new head of state was officially launched early Wednesday, only one day after the nation held a rare presidential by-election. Moon’s presidency began even before an inauguration ceremony as his election was a result of the rare by-election that sought to fill the [...]
SEOUL, May 8 (Korea Bizwire) – With South Korea’s presidential election just one day away, North Korea on Monday called for an end to the history of inter-Korean confrontation. “The tragic North-South Korea relations today have been wrought by the conservative groups which, having been in power for the past 10 years, revived the foregone [...]