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 [...]