SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon ordered government officials Tuesday to sternly tackle the spread of fake news that he said is disturbing democracy in the name of free speech. At a Cabinet meeting, Lee raised the need to hold accountable those who produce fake news and spread it intentionally. “(Fake [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Prime Minister Lee Nak-yeon invited a number of tour guides to his office on Thursday and discussed a number of issues facing historic sites in Seoul. During the meeting with the guides from the main palaces and Jongmyo Shrine, Lee personally thanked them for their work and said guides play [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon stressed trust building and grassroots exchange in his meeting with his Vietnamese counterpart on Tuesday as the two discussed ways to boost bilateral cooperation. Lee met with Vietnam’s Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh in Seoul. Lee said he is satisfied with [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn is set to become the acting president of South Korea, after parliament passed the impeachment motion against President Park Geun-hye on Friday. The motion passed with the approval of 234 lawmakers from the 300-seat National Assembly, meeting the minimum requirement of 200. Hwang is set [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Korea Biziwre) – President Park Geun-hye on Tuesday effectively jettisoned her prime minister-designate, caving in to mounting calls to withdraw the “unilateral” nomination, which aggravated a political deadlock sparked by a corruption scandal involving her confidante. During her rare visit to National Assembly Speaker Chung Sye-kyun, Park called on the legislature to [...]
SEOUL, April 1 (Korea Bizwire) – Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn on Friday encouraged more couples to have smaller and more frugal weddings, saying that an extravagant event imposes huge financial burdens on young people. “People should embrace a culture that promotes frugal yet meaningful weddings,” Hwang said during a luncheon with five newlywed couples at his [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Korea Bizwire) - Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn said Sunday he will work out measures to strengthen security at South Korea’s main airport in the wake of a series of security breaches there. “Keeping the nation’s main gateway is tantamount to defending the country, and we can never accept any behavior that poses a [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn vowed Tuesday to monitor big state projects in real-time in the latest of South Korea’s efforts to preemptively root out corruption. Projects that will be subjected to the government’s real-time monitoring include preparation for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics and the creation of a science [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn said Wednesday that the government will put all-out efforts into parliamentary approval of labor reform bills to create more jobs. Hwang described job creation as a major government task at the moment. In September, labor, management and the government reached a landmark deal to ease [...]