(Unofficial Translation) Let me begin the 31st Cabinet Meeting. The European Union has recently announced that it will introduce a carbon border tax as part of concrete measures to achieve the goal of carbon neutrality and that the tax will come into full effect from 2026. The EU has also imposed a practical ban ...

Jul 20, 2021

(Unofficial Translation) The entire world is having a difficult and hard time due to natural disasters and the spread of COVID-19 variants. The highly contagious Delta variant that is spreading at a terrifying rate is putting countries across the globe on high alert in the fight against the virus. Amid this situatio...

Jul 19, 2021

(Unofficial Translation) Fellow Koreans, Today, on the first anniversary of the announcement of the Korean New Deal, I would like to present to the people what has been achieved so far and the plans to implement the “Korean New Deal 2.0,” a more evolved version. Threats from COVID-19 still persist an...

Jul 14, 2021

(Unofficial Translation) We are now facing the most critical juncture since the first outbreak of COVID-19 in our country. In particular, the virus continues to spread amid a significant hike in the Seoul metropolitan area. Furthermore, as the region has become the epicenter of the nationwide spread, we have urgentl...

Jul 12, 2021

(Unofficial Translation) I am glad to meet you all. I welcome the delegation from the U.S. Congressional Study Group on Korea to Cheong Wa Dae and Korea. It is my pleasure to meet Co-Chair Representative Young Kim again. I recall Co-Chair Representative Ami Bera came to Cheong Wa Dae in 2017 so this is your second v...

Jul 09, 2021

(Unofficial Translation) Fellow Koreans, Next to semiconductors, batteries are yet another source of pride for the Republic of Korea. These days, batteries enable us to overcome temporal and spatial limits. Storing immense amount of energy in small spaces, batteries are dramatically transforming our daily lives t...

Jul 08, 2021

(Unofficial Translation) I am glad to see you Prime Minister Rutte. First of all, I would like to extend my sympathy to the people of the Netherlands who are suffering shock from the recent shooting. I am very pleased to see you again following our meeting at the P4G Seoul Summit in May. It is all the more meanin...

Jul 07, 2021

(Unofficial Translation) Let me begin the 29th Cabinet Meeting. The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development has changed the status of Korea from a developing to an advanced economy. It is the first time since its establishment in 1964 that UNCTAD has moved a country into the highest classification. Thi...

Jul 06, 2021

(Unofficial Translation) At today’s meeting again, we have outside experts with us to discuss items on the agenda – Executive Director Lee Sang-hun of the Korea Energy Agency’s New and Renewable Energy Center and Vice Chair Kim Yong-ki of the Presidential Committee on Job Creation. Thank you for jo...

Jul 05, 2021

(Unofficial Translation) I am glad to meet you. It has been two years since we set out to attain technological self-sufficiency in materials, parts and equipment industries in response to the sudden and unwarranted export restrictions by Japan. Despite any concerns over the possibility of immense damage to Korea’s e...

Jul 02, 2021