(Unofficial Translation) Having rung in a new year, we have invited our religious leaders to Cheong Wa Dae. I wish you all a Happy New Year. We are joined by President Wonhaeng of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism, President Ryu Yeong-mo of the United Christian Churches of Korea, General Secretary Lee Hong-jung ...

Jan 12, 2022

(Unofficial Translation) Fellow Koreans, residents of Gyeongsangbuk-do Province and citizens of Gumi, At last, a job-creation program is getting off to a vigorous start in Gumi today with this plant’s groundbreaking ceremony. It comes two and a half years after LG Chem and the region’s labor, manageme...

Jan 11, 2022

(Unofficial Translation) Thanks to proactive cooperation from the people and the medical community, the spread of COVID-19 continues to abate, and various epidemic prevention and control-related indices are improving markedly. Our people have actively cooperated with the Government’s anti-epidemic measures, an...

Jan 10, 2022

(Unofficial Translation) Fellow Koreans, residents of Gangwon-do Province and Goseong-gun County, I have come to Gangwon-do for my first official tour in the New Year, 2022. It is a great pleasure to start off this New Year with welcome news. At last, we are about to break ground with the first shovel load of ...

Jan 05, 2022

(Unofficial Translation) Let me begin the first Cabinet Meeting. This is the first Cabinet Meeting of the New Year, 2022. There are four months left before the end of my term. Paradoxically, this is when we have to be more vigilant than ever. The current situation also requires us to raise our state of alertness...

Jan 04, 2022

(Unofficial Translation) Fellow Koreans, We stand again on the starting line of a New Year. At the center of a tumultuous period in world history, we ring in the year 2022 with firm optimism. I wish everyone a happy New Year and a year to make yet another leap forward, inspired by the tiger’s vigorous energy. ...

Jan 03, 2022

(Unofficial Translation) I am glad to meet you all. I am standing here with a very joyful heart. I thought about how special needs students and their parents must be more pleased than anyone. I wanted to extend my immense gratitude to all of those who have worked hard to establish a special education school after re...

Dec 29, 2021

(Unofficial Translation) Fellow Koreans, citizens of Ulsan, Busan and Daegu, residents of Gyeongsangbuk-do Province, To wrap up my visits to economic policy-related locations this year, I have come to Taehwagang Station in Ulsan. By opening four railroads in Korea’s southeastern region today, Taehwagang ...

Dec 28, 2021

(Unofficial Translation) I am glad to meet you all. Today, we have brought together business leaders from the six companies that have participated in the Hope for Youth Project. These six business leaders have promised to create some 180,000 jobs for young people and provide support for education, training and start...

Dec 27, 2021

(Unofficial Translation) Let me begin the 55th Cabinet Meeting. Time has slipped by and we are now only ten days away from the end of this year. It is regrettable that, following last year, we must yet again have a difficult year-end due to COVID-19. I am grateful to the people and medical professionals who have ...

Dec 21, 2021