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(Unofficial Translation) Let me begin the 9th Cabinet Meeting. Today’s Cabinet Meeting has been convened as part of an expanded meeting of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters. The Prime Minister – currently stationed in Daegu – and officials at the Government Complex in Sejo...

Mar 03, 2020

(Unofficial Translation) I’d like to begin by expressing my gratitude. We are making an all-out response to the COVID-19 outbreak at a national level, and our Armed Forces are also playing a great role in these activities. Most of all, over 1,400 military medical personnel have been mobilized to assist with quarantine...

Mar 02, 2020

(Unofficial translation) Fellow Koreans and compatriots abroad, This March First Independence Movement Day ceremony is being held amid an emergency situation. Even though we are in difficult times in many respects, it is very meaningful to hold a ceremony to commemorate the 101st March First Independence Movement Day...

Mar 01, 2020

(Unofficial Translation) The COVID-19 outbreak has been causing a serious emergency and grave situation for both public safety and the economy. I have called on the National Assembly for cooperation across party lines. The Government is going all out to respond to the situation by mobilizing resources nationwide. The ...

Feb 28, 2020

(Unofficial Translation) I am glad to meet you all. I am also grateful to several members of the National Assembly for joining us. Today, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transportation and the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries are jointly presenting briefings on their policy-related work. We are holding this ...

Feb 27, 2020

(Unofficial Translation) Everyone must have immense concerns. I’ve come here today to experience firsthand what is making you anxious. COVID-19 is a novel infectious disease that we indeed knew nothing about. We have now come to understand its nature somewhat, but we are still unable to get the full picture of w...

Feb 25, 2020

(Unofficial Translation) Fellow citizens in Daegu and Gyeogsangbuk-do Province, please be strong. We are fully able to overcome the COVID-19 outbreak and will by all means prevail. The central and local governments as well as the private and public sectors are all pooling their strengths. Local residents and all of th...

Feb 25, 2020

(Unofficial translation) I’m glad to meet you all. The COVID-19 outbreak is fanning anxiety over public safety and, at the same time, further straining the economy. In the face of these twin hardships related to infection control and the economy, the Government is working on the situation with extraordinary dete...

Feb 24, 2020

(Unofficial Translation) The COVID-19 outbreak is facing a critical turning point. The next few days will be a crucial juncture. The infected people must be identified as swiftly as possible and treated in the early stages. Moreover, the spread of the disease must be prevented. We are at a critical moment that require...

Feb 23, 2020

(Unofficial Translation) I hope we all can converse comfortably around this table. Congratulations to everyone. You must have heard these congratulatory words countless times. Hearing them from the President as well doesn’t make them anymore special. The Korean film “Parasite” has obtained the highes...

Feb 20, 2020