President Moon Jae-in said, “During the process of surmounting the COVID-19 pandemic, the police, the prosecution and the National Intelligence Service have been doing everything possible.” Speaking at the 2nd Strategy Meeting on Reforming national Intelligence Service on Sept. 21, 2020, President M

Small business owners and the self-employed hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic will each receive a maximum of KRW 2 million in cash payments.According to the Presidential Office of Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul on Sept. 14, President Moon Jae-in at the eighth meeting of the Emergency Economic Council on tha

By Publisher Lee Kyung-sik of The Korea Post media with Reporters Kim Young-myung, Kim Ka-heeSaudi Arabia is a very, very important country to Korea with a history of bilateral diplomatic dating back to 58 years this year and bilateral economic growing by leaps and bounds, from which Korean business

By Feature Editor Lee Sam-sunPresident Moon Jae-in said, “We are in the middle of a war and I don’t think it is right to call the commander back home from the battlefront in the middle of a war!”Speaking at a meeting called to present a Letter of Appointment to the head of the newly promoted Disease

President Moon Jae-in disclosed on Sept. 8, 2020 that the government will upgrade the present Korea Centers for Disease Control (KCDC) one grade higher to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA).Speaking with the members of his Cabinet, President Moon said, “Today, we will make a deci

By Polisher-Chairman Lee Kyung-sik of The Korea Post media Chairman Lee Nak-yon of the ruling Democratic Party won the top place with a 24% support in a nationally conducted opinion survey on the Presidential hopefuls in Korea to succeed President Moon Jae-in a little over a year later.This was publ

By Feature Editor Kim Hyung-dae“Gochang, the first Capital of the Korean Peninsula in agriculture, life and culture, is an object of envy of local governments by attracting up-and-coming companies despite the global economic downturn due to the coronavirus outbreak. Of note, inducement of promising

President Moon Jae-in today expressed deep regret concerning the srike carried out by doctors in Korea at this time when the COVID-19 situation in Korea is very serious. “We deeply regret that the medical community in Korea collectively refused to receive patients who needed medical treatment in thi

President Moon Jae-in met with the Protestant Church leaders in Korea on Aug. 27, 2020, and asked them for cooperation in the effort to control the spread of COVID-19. Excerpts from the statement of the President follow:Today, I hope we can sit down and talk together. I am very glad to have leaders

By Publisher Lee Kyung-sik with Editors Joy Cho, Kim Hyung-dae, Song Na-raPresident Moon Jae-in and Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi of India had a telephonic summit meeting on April 9 on the COVID-19 to discuss ways to deal with the fast-spreading global pandemic and the challenges it poses to hea

By Publisher Lee Kyung-sik, Reporters Kim Ka-hee, Joy Cho, Jeong Won-shikThe Republic of Korea (ROK) and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have a great deal of areas where the two countries could substantially benefit from each other through increased cooperation.This was immediately apparent at a rece

The following article was contributed by the Embassy of Uzbekistan in Seoul for publication by The Korea Post media, publisher of 3 English and 2 Korean-language news publications since 1985.—Ed.The Asian Forum on Human Rights, ‘Outcomes of the Seventieth Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of

Prosecutor General Yoon Suk-yeol said, “The free democracy, which forms the core value of the Constitutional Law of the Republic of Korea, means the genuine democracy which is opposed to the dictators and totalitarianisits who cover themselves under the name of ‘democracy’ which is not real democrac

By Publisher Lee Kyung-sik, Feature Editors Kim Hyung-dae, Song Na-raWho is going to be Korea’s next President? The term of office the incumbent President of Republic of Korea, Mr. Moon Jae-in, ends on May 9, 2022, but the Presidential elections will be held two months earlier on March 9 the same ye

The following are excerpts from the speech of President Moon Jae-in on Korea’s New Deal proposal made at the 37th Cabinet Meeting in Seoul on July 21, 2020.—Ed.Today’s gathering has been convened a bit early because the Cabinet members are scheduled to go to the National Assembly. The Korean New Dea

The following are excerpts from a speech delivered by President Moon Jae-in to the citizens of Jeollabuk-do province on July 17, 2020.—Ed. Fellow Koreans and residents of Buan, Gochang and Jeollabuk-do Province,Whenever I visit Jeollabuk-do, I come to admire its beautiful and lush nature. Now, it’s

By Publisher Lee Kyung-sik with Jung Won-shikWho is going to win the Presidential elections in May 2022? So far, many people in Korea thought that former Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon was the best bet.Now this belief is being seriously challenged by reinstated Governor Lee Jae-myung of the Gyeonggi Pro

The following article was provided by the Press Service Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan through the good offices of the Embassy of Azerbaijan in Seoul for publication by The Korea Post media, publisher of 3 English and 2 Korean-language news media since 19

By Publisher Lee Kyung-sik with Reporter Jang Gun-juPresident Moon Jae-in said, “Together our efforts to protect jobs and businesses, the government desires that labor and management agree to share suffering and work together for mutual benefits.”Speaking at the 35th Cabinet Meeting at the President