SEOUL, Jul. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — A trash-carrying balloon sent by North Korea landed on the presidential office compound Wednesday, but nothing dangerous was found, the Presidential Security Service (PSS) said. The PSS said it discovered fallen trash on the grounds of the presidential compound while monitoring the latest batch of balloons flown by the [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — President Yoon Suk Yeol has created a new presidential office for policy to improve coordination with the Cabinet and the ruling party and push policies to help people’s livelihoods, his office said Thursday. The new policy office will be headed by Lee Kwan-sup, who has until now served as [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The presidential office has designed a T-shirt and a hat to commemorate the 46 sailors killed in North Korea’s 2010 sinking of the South Korean warship Cheonan, an official said Monday. The items bear the vessel’s formal name, PCC-772, and were worn by President Yoon Suk Yeol and first [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — A civic group, some of whose members are banned from visiting a public park close to the presidential office in Yongsan, central Seoul, filed a petition against the ban with the state human rights watchdog Friday. The group said it petitioned the National Human Rights Commission of Korea to [...]
SEOUL, May 2 (Korea Bizwire) — A newly constructed park in front of the presidential office building will open to the public this week ahead of the first anniversary of President Yoon Suk Yeol’s inauguration, the office said Tuesday. The park, which has been named Yongsan Children’s Garden, will open Thursday on the eve of [...]
SEOUL, April 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The park in front of the presidential office in Yongsan will be named the “Yongsan Children’s Garden” to highlight its purpose for children and families, an official said Monday. The land adjacent to the presidential office building is being transformed into a large park after U.S. Forces Korea returned [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — A new coffee shop with a view of President Yoon Suk Yeol’s office has been set up in a park near the presidential office building, officials said Thursday. The cafe is located on the grounds of Yongsan Park, which is being built on land previously used as a U.S. [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — President Yoon Suk Yeol has picked Lee Do-woon, a veteran journalist, as his new spokesperson, filling the post that had been vacant for five months, according to Yoon’s office Sunday. Lee served as an editorial writer for the evening newspaper Munhwa Ilbo until recently, having worked as reporter at [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The front lawn of the presidential office is expected to open to the public as early as April after the required budget passed through parliament last week, officials said Monday. The land surrounding the presidential office was previously used as a U.S. military base and is currently in the [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The National Assembly’s interior committee on Thursday approved a revision bill aimed at prohibiting rallies held within a 100-meter radius of the presidential office, and the residences of current and former presidents. The bill was tabled following complaints over noise and inconvenience due to persistent protests around the presidential [...]