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(Unofficial Translation) Congratulations on the opening of Jeju Forum 2020. Your Excellencies, former Heads of State, Secretary-General of the United Nations, and Distinguished experts from various fields, thank you all for joining us virtually today. Dear Ambassadors and Distinguished guests participating in per...

Nov 06, 2020

(Unofficial Translation) The world should move toward “carbon neutrality” together as a joint response to the climate crisis. Countries across the globe are declaring carbon neutrality as the inevitable choice for a sustainable earth. At the forefront of this cause, the European Union announced last year t...

Nov 03, 2020

(Unofficial Translation) Two professionals are joining today’s meeting – Incheon Medical Center Director Jo Seung-yeon and Professor Kim Yoon of Seoul National University College of Medicine. Thank you. The newly appointed Senior Secretary to the President for Jobs is also attending for the first time toda...

Nov 02, 2020

(Unofficial Translation) Fellow Koreans, citizens of Ulsan, Ulsan is the heart of Korea’s automobile industry. The city is the world’s largest automobile manufacturing factory, producing 6,000 cars daily – 1.5 million cars annually – in cooperation with some 500 businesses employing over 50,00...

Oct 30, 2020

(Unofficial Translation) Fellow Koreans, the Honorable Speaker and distinguished members of the National Assembly, In this very grave situation in and outside the country caused by COVID-19, I stand before the National Assembly and the people with extraordinary determination and a heavy heart to explain the Governme...

Oct 28, 2020

(Unofficial Translation) With the worldwide daily caseload nearing 500,000 and a potential second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic escalating the crisis, Europe and many parts of the world are tightening their emergency measures, including the reimposition of lockdowns. By contrast, we have become a special and exception...

Oct 26, 2020

(Unofficial Translation) Fellow Koreans, citizens of Incheon and residents of Songdo, Korea is a country with a very high degree of urbanization. Nine out of every ten people live in cities, and the people’s quality of life is tied to them. We have constantly developed our urban areas for a better quality of li...

Oct 22, 2020

(Unofficial Translation) Fellow Koreans, residents of Chungcheongnam-do Province, citizens of Asan and the 150,000 police officers across the country, With the Police Human Resources Development Institute, the Korean Police Investigation Academy and the Korean National Police University clustered here, Asan is a trul...

Oct 21, 2020

(Unofficial Translation) Let me begin the 53rd Cabinet Meeting. Viruses do not discriminate against people, but the social and economic crises caused by infectious diseases are not equal for everyone. Disasters descend upon the weak first and are bound to be even harsher on them. This is the reason why we must focus ...

Oct 20, 2020

(Unofficial Translation) September’s employment statistics are proving the saying “epidemic prevention and control equals the economy” to be true. The employment situation that began to improve gradually since May has deteriorated yet again. The lives of ordinary families have also become even more d...

Oct 19, 2020