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 returns home after 1st summit with China in Bali

🎧 President Yoon returns home after 1st summit with China in Bali

President Yoon Suk Yeol on the evening of Nov. 15 is greeted by well-wishers before making his flight home at Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali, Indonesia.   ...

Nov 16,2022

🎧 President Yoon to hold 1st summit with Chinese leader Xi in Bali

🎧 President Yoon to hold 1st summit with Chinese leader Xi in Bali

President Yoon Suk Yeol (left) on Nov. 15 will hold summit talks in the evening in Bali, Indonesia, with Chinese President Xi Jinping in their first talks since President...

Nov 15,2022

President holds bilateral, trilateral talks with US, Japan in Cambodia

President holds bilateral, trilateral talks with US, Japan in Cambodia

President Yoon Suk Yeol (second from left) on Nov. 13 attends a trilateral summit with U.S. President Joe Biden (center of the middle table) and Japanese Prime Minister F...

Nov 14,2022

President Yoon sends gifts to rescued miners, says they 'gave new hope'

President Yoon sends gifts to rescued miners, says they 'gave new hope'

Two miners who were trapped in a zinc mine for nine days in Bonghwa-gun County, Gyeongsangbuk-do Province, are safely escorted out of the mine on Nov. 4 at...

Nov 07,2022

President Yoon, German leader discuss economic, security cooperation

President Yoon, German leader discuss economic, security cooperation

President Yoon Suk Yeol (fourth from left) and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (second from right) on Nov. 4 hold a bilateral summit at the Office of the Preside...

Nov 04,2022

🎧 President Yoon, ex-Japanese PM Aso discuss boosting private exchanges

🎧 President Yoon, ex-Japanese PM Aso discuss boosting private exchanges

Former Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso (second from left), now vice president of his country's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, arrives on the afternoon of Nov. 2 at Ter...

Nov 03,2022

🎧 President offers aid for 26 foreign nat'ls who died in Itaewon incident

🎧 President offers aid for 26 foreign nat'ls who died in Itaewon incident

President Yoon Suk Yeol, Prime Minister Han Duck-soo and other high-ranking government officials on Nov.1 pay a silent tribute after laying flowers at a memorial altar fo...

Nov 01,2022

🎧 President Yoon declares nat'l mourning period for 'Itaewon incident'

🎧 President Yoon declares nat'l mourning period for 'Itaewon incident'

President Yoon Suk Yeol on the morning of Oct. 30 delivers an emergency statement to the nation on the "Itaewon incident" at the briefing room of the Office of the Presid...

Oct 31,2022

🎧 President Yoon hosts summit talks with Nigerian leader

🎧 President Yoon hosts summit talks with Nigerian leader

President Yoon Suk Yeol (right) and Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Oct. 26 pose for photos ahead of their bilateral summit at the Office of the President in Seoul...

Oct 27,2022

🎧 President Yoon congratulates Chinese leader Xi on his reelection

🎧 President Yoon congratulates Chinese leader Xi on his reelection

The public Chinese network CCTV on Oct. 25 reported that President Yoon Suk Yeol sent a letter to Chinese President Xi Jinping congratulating him on his reelection. (Scre...

Oct 26,2022