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 hails nation's 7th straight win at int'l tourney for disabled

President hails nation's 7th straight win at int'l tourney for disabled

The national team on March 25 waves the national Korean flag Taegeukgi at the closing ceremony of the 10th International Abilympics at Metz Arena in&n...

Mar 27,2023

President urges 'future-oriented ties' with Japan in televised speech

President urges 'future-oriented ties' with Japan in televised speech

President Yoon Suk Yeol on March 21 delivers his opening speech to the 12th Cabinet meeting at the presidential office in Seoul. (Facebook account of Office of the P...

Mar 22,2023

Photo essay of President Yoon's trip to Japan

Photo essay of President Yoon's trip to Japan

President Yoon Suk Yeol from March 16-17 visited Japan at the invitation of the Japanese government, the first Korean leader to do so in four years. In his 85-minute summ...

Mar 22,2023

Japan's PM invites President Yoon to attend G7 summit in May

Japan's PM invites President Yoon to attend G7 summit in May

President Yoon Suk Yeol has been invited by Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to attend in May the summit of the Group of 7 major economies in Hiroshima, Japan. Shown...

Mar 21,2023

🎧 Presidential office calls President Yoon's Japan trip 'big success'

🎧 Presidential office calls President Yoon's Japan trip 'big success'

Presidential spokesperson Lee Do Woon on March 19 gives a briefing on last week's bilateral summit with Japan at the presidential office in Seoul's Yongsan-gu District. ...

Mar 20,2023

President Yoon hails 'new start' in ties with Japan, attends dinner

President Yoon hails 'new start' in ties with Japan, attends dinner

President Yoon Suk Yeol (left) and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on March 16 shake hands for photos before their bilateral summit at the Prime Minister's Office o...

Mar 17,2023

🎧 President Yoon arrives in Japan for bilateral summit, welcoming dinner

🎧 President Yoon arrives in Japan for bilateral summit, welcoming dinner

President Yoon Suk Yeol and first lady Kim Keon Hee on the morning of March 16 wave goodbye to well-wishers at Seoul Air Base in Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do Province, before de...

Mar 16,2023

President Yoon invited by US to lead session at Democracy Summit

President Yoon invited by US to lead session at Democracy Summit

The Office of the President on March 12 released President Yoon Suk Yeol's invitation from U.S. President Joe Biden to lead a plenary session at the second Summit for Dem...

Mar 13,2023

President Yoon to leave for state visit to US on April 26

President Yoon to leave for state visit to US on April 26

President Yoon Suk Yeol will make a state visit to the U.S. in late April for a bilateral summit with President Joe Biden. Shown is President Yoon in May last year shakin...

Mar 08,2023

President Yoon's solution to forced labor issue hailed by US, UN, EU

President Yoon's solution to forced labor issue hailed by US, UN, EU

President Yoon Suk Yeol on March 6 announced a solution to compensation for forced labor victims during Japanese colonial occupation of the Korean Peninsula, calling it a...

Mar 07,2023