(Unofficial translation) Upholding the value of fairness in education is the people’s desperate demand. The Government must take it to heart. Our education system faces a crisis of trust. There is a growing sense of loss among the public with education now seen as having been reduced to a means for parents to ...

Oct 25, 2019

(Unofficial translation) Fellow Koreans and Gunsan citizens, I have come to Gunsan with very good news. There has been a lot of concern locally and in the Government over Hyundai Heavy Industries’ shipyard halting operation and GM Korea closing its plant here. Today, a mutually beneficial Gunsan-type jobs ...

Oct 24, 2019

(Unofficial translation) Fellow Koreans, the Honorable Speaker and distinguished members of the National Assembly, Today, to the people and the National Assembly, I would like to explain the accomplishments of fiscal operations over the past two and a half years as well as the Government’s budget proposal f...

Oct 22, 2019

(Unofficial translation) Fellow Koreans, citizens of Changwon, Busan and Gyeongsangnam-do Province, The anniversary of the Busan-Masan Democratic Protests was designated a national commemorative day last September, and the first government-organized ceremony for the anniversary is being held today after 40 years...

Oct 16, 2019

(Unofficial translation) Fellow Koreans, We are holding a ceremony here today at Hyundai Motor Group’s Namyang R&D Center together with the main architects of the future automobile industry to declare a future car national vision. Hyundai Motor Group started research and development on eco-friendly cars ...

Oct 15, 2019

(Unofficial translation) Fellow Koreans and Chungcheongnam-do Province residents,  I am pleased to present an innovative strategy for new maritime and fishing industries in Chungcheongnam-do, the nexus of the Pan Yellow Sea Economic Bloc. Chungcheongnam-do is the province of openness and exchanges. The an...

Oct 14, 2019

(Unofficial translation)  Fellow Koreans and Chungcheongnam-do Province residents, I am pleased to present an innovative strategy for new maritime and fishing industries in Chungcheongnam-do, the nexus of the Pan Yellow Sea Economic Bloc. Chungcheongnam-do is the province of openness and exchanges. The a...

Oct 10, 2019

(Unofficial translation) Fellow Koreans and residents of Chungcheongnam-do Province, Today, Samsung Display and the Government of Chungcheongnam-do are to sign an agreement on a new 13.1 trillion-won investment in next-generation display panels. Samsung Display has made a bold investment decision, making its commitment...

Oct 10, 2019

(Unofficial translation) Escalating trade tensions around the world and a global economic downturn continue to put the Korean economy in a bind. Amidst this situation, the Government is doing everything possible to create new growth engines and enhance economic vitality with special focus placed on increasing economic ...

Oct 08, 2019

(Unofficial translation) The damage caused by the typhoon is serious. There have been many casualties and a considerable number of people displaced. I’d like to extend my deepest condolences and sympathy to the deceased and their relatives as well as the families of those still missing. The Government, together with lo...

Oct 07, 2019