SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The presidential office said Friday it has been considering dismissing the chief of the Korea Communications Commission (KCC), Lee Jin-sook, from her duties over allegations she violated political neutrality. Presidential spokesperson Kang Yu-jung said the state auditor, the Board of Audit and Inspection, concluded in July that Lee breached [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – The presidential office on Monday called for support measures to mitigate the impact from U.S. tariffs on small and medium-sized businesses amid rising trade uncertainties for Korean exporters. Presidential chief of staff Kang Hoon-sik made the call at a senior aides’ meeting, citing sluggish exports of automobiles, steel and [...]
SEOUL, June 24 (Korea Bizwire) – The office of President Lee Jae Myung said Tuesday it has opened an online platform to gather public opinion for use in shaping government policies as part of efforts to enhance communication with the public. The “mailbox for the people” uses a Google Form to collect questions from the [...]
SEOUL, May 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The state anti-corruption investigation office said Wednesday it has suspended its attempt to raid the presidential office in connection with allegations that former President Yoon Suk Yeol interfered in a military probe into the death of a Marine conscript two years ago. The Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials [...]
SEOUL, March 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The presidential Office of National Security said Friday it has launched a consultative group to coordinate responses to emerging security threats posed by artificial intelligence (AI). Wang Yun-jong, third deputy national security adviser, led an intragovernmental meeting with senior officials from seven agencies, including the National Intelligence Service and [...]
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 [...]