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(Unofficial Translation) I am glad to meet all of you here with us in person and online. Amid the grave COVID-19 situation, the Government and entire financial sector are pulling together to overcome the economic crisis. Taking it a step further, we are gathered here to usher in the Republic of Korea’s future i...

Sep 03, 2020

(Unofficial Translation) Korea’s daily COVID-19 caseload, which had surged into the 400 range, has fallen to the 300s and 200s over the past four days. However, the disease control authorities have determined that it is still too early to consider this as a positive sign of stabilization. A jump in the number o...

Aug 31, 2020

(Unofficial Translation) Today, I hope we can sit down and talk together. I am very glad to have leaders from Korea’s Protestant churches here at Cheong Wa Dae. Some of the participants have traveled far despite today’s very bad weather from the typhoon. I believe all of you are joining us out of like-minded concern f...

Aug 27, 2020

(Unofficial Translation) Let met begin the 43rd Cabinet Meeting. As COVID-19 is spreading again, the red light has come on not only for our epidemic prevention and control efforts but for our economy. Thanks to our effective disease fighting measures as well as proactive expansionary fiscal policy, Korea is seen as t...

Aug 25, 2020

(Unofficial Translation) Fellow Koreans, we are now facing the greatest crisis since COVID-19 broke out in our country. We have been successful thus far in the war against this virus. The success is due to the dedication of disease control authorities and medical professionals as well as the people’s voluntary coopera...

Aug 24, 2020

(Unofficial Translation) I understand everyone must be busy now, but I have come here because I am very concerned about the situation. The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases surpassed 300 today. This number can increase to 900 and over 1,000 again in a matter of days. It seems we are facing the greatest crisis since K...

Aug 21, 2020

(Unofficial Translation) Your Eminence Cardinal Andrew Yeom Soo-jung, President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Korea Hyginus Kim Hee-joong, archbishop and bishops, I am very glad to have you all here today. I am grateful to you for your valuable presence despite your very tight schedules due to the COVI...

Aug 20, 2020

(Unofficial Translation) Municipal and provincial superintendents of education and relevant officials, I am glad to meet you all. School facilities have also sustained much damage from the prolonged rainy season and downpours. At this time, schools must be busy with recovery work and preparations in the lead-up to th...

Aug 18, 2020

(Unofficial Translation) Fellow Koreans, decorated independence activists, bereaved relatives of those departed and Korean compatriots abroad, As we mark the 75th Liberation Day, we contemplate the noble sacrifice and spirit of our patriotic forebears who gave their all to achieve our nation’s independence. T...

Aug 15, 2020

(Unofficial Translation) The Government has been working with the people over the past six months to fight a war against COVID-19 that has no end in sight. We are also doing our utmost to surmount the resultant economic crisis. Thanks to our people taking action as the principal agents of epidemic prevention and contr...

Aug 11, 2020