Seoul, May 18 (IANS) South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on Monday that companies’ management rights should be respected as much as labor rights.Lee posted the message on his X account as Samsung Electronics Co. and its unionized workers began negotiations for a last-minute breakthrough ahead of the union’s planned 18-day strike starting Thursday.”In South Korea, which has adopted the basic orders of democracy and free market economy, labor should be respected as much as companies, and cor…
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Seoul, April 11 (IANS) Cash assistance for the bottom 70 per cent of income earners in South Korea will begin being rolled out later this month, the government announced Saturday, as part of efforts to ease the financial strain caused by rising oil prices.The aid will first reach the most vulnerable within that income bracket starting April 27 and expand to the broader eligible group May 18.Approximately 32.5 million people are eligible for the aid, with payments ranging from 100,000 won ($67.30…
Seoul, March 23 (IANS) South Korean President Lee Jae Myung is set to host a governmentwide regular security meeting Monday to assess the nation’s security posture and response measures, Cheong Wa Dae said.The integrated security meeting, the first since he took office in June 2025, comes with the US-Israeli war against Iran entering its fourth week and appearing to move to another dangerous escalation as US President Donald Trump gave an ultimatum to Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.The meet…
Seoul, March 4 (IANS) South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will preside over an extraordinary Cabinet meeting this week to discuss response measures to the mounting crisis in the Middle East shortly after returning from his Southeast Asia trip, Cheong Wa Dae said Wednesday.The extraordinary meeting, set for Thursday, will be attended by top officials from the finance and foreign ministries, as joint US-Israeli airstrikes on Iran have triggered military responses from countries across the region,…
Seoul, Feb 25 (IANS) South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Thursday called on the government to step up coordinated efforts to improve regional tourism infrastructure and services for foreign visitors to foster the sector as a strategic industry. Lee made the remarks at an expanded national tourism strategy meeting with relevant agencies, where officials discussed ways to boost the industry under a goal of attracting 30 million foreign visitors by 2030. About 18.9 million travellers visited So…
Seoul, Jan 27 (IANS) Politicians and government officials on Tuesday mourned the death of former South Korean Prime Minister Lee Hae-chan following his body’s return from Vietnam, where he died earlier this week. A memorial altar bearing Lee’s portrait was set up at a funeral home at Seoul National University Hospital in central Seoul.Condolence wreaths were sent by President Lee Jae Myung, Prime Minister Kim Min-seok, National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik, former President Moon Jae-in and oppo…
Seoul, Jan 20 (IANS) The South Korean government on Tuesday formally designated a 2024 knife attack on South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, which occurred while he was serving as Opposition leader, as a terror case, the prime minister’s office said.Prime Minister Kim Min-seok presided over a meeting of the National Counterterrorism Committee, which concluded that the stabbing of Lee, then leader of the main opposition Democratic Party (DP), constitutes an act of terrorism under the Act on Count…
Seoul, Jan 17 (IANS) South Korea on Saturday confirmed its first case of African swine fever (ASF) in about two months, prompting authorities to cull thousands of pigs and issue a standstill order to prevent the virus from spreading.According to the provincial government, the outbreak was detected at a farm in Gangneung, about 170 kilometres east of Seoul in Gangwon Province, Yonhap news agency reported.Authorities said 29 of 32 pigs that died at the facility on Friday tested positive for the vi…