(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 5...

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 Gove...

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 excepti...

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 o...

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 ...

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 fo...

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...

Oct 19, 2020

(Unofficial Translation) I am glad to meet you all. We are gathered here at SK Bioscience, one of the companies working on a COVID-19 vaccine, to hold a discussion with representatives from business and medical fields as well as relevant experts and researchers. I am grateful to you all for joining us despite your b...

Oct 15, 2020

(Unofficial Translation) I am very pleased to meet the mayors and provincial governors gathered here together who are at the forefront of the efforts to fight COVID-19 and overcome the economic crisis. Aggressive and dedicated actions by local governments serve as a catalyst for the success of Korea’s response...

Oct 13, 2020

(Unofficial Translation) Based on what we have achieved so far, the Government has eased social distancing rules, effective today, trusting in our epidemic prevention and control capabilities. We have downgraded social distancing nationwide to Level 1. However, we have decided to apply epidemic control measures flex...

Oct 12, 2020