National Affairs

President Yoon Suk Yeol has been sworn in as the Republic of Korea's 20th head of state.


His term began on May 10 and his vision for national governance is "The Republic of Korea again takes a big step forward, a country of the people where everyone lives well together." The Yoon administration's governing principles are "national interest and practicality, justice and common sense."





President Yoon hails relations with S. Arabia in Saudi interview

President Yoon hails relations with S. Arabia in Saudi interview

The Riyadh Daily, part of Saudi Arabia's newspaper Al-Riyadh Arabic, on Oct. 22 published a written interview with President Yoon Suk Yeol (right), who is on a state visi...

Oct 23,2023

President Yoon to make historic trips to Saudi Arabia, Qatar

President Yoon to make historic trips to Saudi Arabia, Qatar

President Yoon Suk Yeol on Oct. 21 will depart for state visits spanning six days to Saudi Arabia and Qatar, the first time for a Korean head of state to visit either of ...

Oct 20,2023

President Yoon attends memorial for key Korean War battle

President Yoon attends memorial for key Korean War battle

President Yoon Suk Yeol on Oct. 12 speaks at a ceremony marking the 73rd anniversary of the Jangjin (Chosin) Reservoir Battle of the Korean War at the War Memorial of Kor...

Oct 13,2023

President Yoon says Hangeul's spirit is in line with nat'l goals

President Yoon says Hangeul's spirit is in line with nat'l goals

President Yoon Suk Yeol (left) on Oct. 5 is at the permanent exhibition "The Design of a Writing System Beyond Millennia" at the National Hangeul Museum in Seoul's Yongsa...

Oct 06,2023

President Yoon holds 11 more summits, hawks Busan's bid

President Yoon holds 11 more summits, hawks Busan's bid

President Yoon Suk Yeol (second from right) and first lady Kim Keon Hee on Sept. 21 pose for photos with Paraguayan President Santiago Pena and his wife Le...

Sep 22,2023

President holds 9 summits in NY, pushes World Expo bid

President holds 9 summits in NY, pushes World Expo bid

President Yoon Suk Yeol (right) and Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Sept. 18 exchange a handshake at their bilateral summit in New York on the sidelines of t...

Sep 19,2023

President to attend UN session, 30 bilateral summits in NY

President to attend UN session, 30 bilateral summits in NY

President Yoon Suk Yeol on Sept. 20, 2022, speaks at the 77th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York. (Yonhap News) By Lee Dasom President...

Sep 15,2023

President Yoon shares results of visits to Indonesia, India

President Yoon shares results of visits to Indonesia, India

President Yoon Suk Yeol on the morning of Sept. 12 speaks at the 38th Cabinet meeting at the Office of the President in Seoul's Yongsan-gu District. (Kang Min Seok from t...

Sep 13,2023

President Yoon offers USD 300M more to Green Climate Fund

President Yoon offers USD 300M more to Green Climate Fund

President Yoon Suk Yeol (fourth from left in front row) on Sept. 9 attends the first session of the Group of 20 Summit at Bharat Mandapam, aka the International Exhibitio...

Sep 11,2023

President Yoon attends summit with Indian PM Modi

President Yoon attends summit with Indian PM Modi

President Yoon Suk Yeol (left) on Sept. 10 shakes hands with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at their bilateral summit held at the International Exhibition-cum-Conven...

Sep 11,2023