Opening Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at National Security Council Meeting on 2019 Ulchi Taegeuk Exercise
(Unofficial translation) A joint private-public-military exercise for national crisis countermeasures and wartime preparations is taking place for the first time since 2017. The Ulchi Taegeuk Exercise that starts from this year has been newly designed in line with a sea change in circumstances on the Korean Peninsula...
May 29, 2019
Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at Biohealth National Vision Proclamation Ceremony (9th Stop of Nationwide Economic Tour: Chungcheongbuk-do Province)
(Unofficial translation)Residents of Chungcheongbuk-do Province and local business leaders, I am glad to meet you all.Some 20 years ago, the dream of creating Korea’s first bioscience complex took seed on a vast sprawling area over 4.6 million square meters here in Osong. Combined with the Participatory Government’s ba...
May 22, 2019
Opening Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at Meeting with His Senior Secretaries
(Unofficial translation) There are many cases in which Koreans are unaware of the country’s true capabilities and status. The competitiveness of the biohealth industry is one of them. Last year, Korea occupied two thirds of the global biosimilar market share in the pharmaceutical field, and it holds the world’s second ...
May 20, 2019
Address by President Moon Jae-in on 39th Anniversary of May 18 Gwangju Democratization Movement
(Unofficial translation) Fellow Koreans, Gwangju citizens and residents of Jeollanam-do Province, May has come as it inevitably does: May - when we miss those departed so dearly, May - which has not passed but still lives, and May - when sorrow blooms into courage. Honoring the souls of the democratic heroes of May ...
May 18, 2019
Opening Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at 2019 National Fiscal Strategy Meeting
(Unofficial translation)We are convening a National Fiscal Strategy Meeting in Sejong City for the first time ever. It is meaningful to discuss a broad direction for national fiscal operations in the Republic of Korea's administrative center.Also joining us here today from the National Assembly are Chairperson of the D...
May 16, 2019
Opening Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at Meeting with His Senior Secretaries
(Unofficial translation) Two years have passed since this Administration was launched by the power of the people through the Candlelight Revolution. It has been a time when we raced without pausing, solemnly upholding the command of the people to create a properly functioning country. We have done our best to restore ...
May 13, 2019
The Greatness of the Ordinary: Article by President Moon Jae-in, Contributed to FAZ (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung)
(Unofficial translation) “The Greatness of the Ordinary”- Reflecting on the new world order 1. Gwangju Gwangju is a city that symbolizes Korea’s contemporary history. The Korean people owe Gwangju a heartfelt debt, and many Koreans, when they think of Gwangju, still ask themselves repeatedly whether they have been jus...
May 07, 2019
Labor Day Message from President Moon Jae-in
(Unofficial translation) Creating a country where labor is proudly held up Labor created human civilization. Whether it is labor suffused with artistic inspiration, skilled labor, simple labor, production work or white-collar office work – all labor is noble. Labor has also led the advancement of the Republic of Korea...
May 01, 2019
Opening Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at Meeting with His Senior Secretaries
(Unofficial translation) The faster-than-expected deterioration of external conditions, including the global economic slowdown, is posing a threat to Korea’s heavily foreign market-dependent economy. Nonetheless, as our economic fundamentals are strong, the country’s macroeconomic indicators, including the inflation r...
Apr 29, 2019
Video Message from President Moon Jae-in on 1st Anniversary of Panmunjom Declaration
(Unofficial translation) It has been a year since the Panmunjom Declaration was announced on that day of overwhelming emotions. I am grateful to you all for joining us in celebrating its first anniversary. We are entitled to live in peace. We have the potential to set our sights beyond the Korean Peninsula and reach...
Apr 27, 2019