Heads of public institutions, We are now pushing for a grand shift in the economic paradigm with income-driven growth, innovative growth and a fair economy as the fulcrum. The socio-economic divide found in the current structure can never guarantee sustainable growth. Change is not a matter of choice but a matter of su...

Aug 29, 2018

In the Geumgangsan Mountain area today, a reunion of families separated by the Korean War will be held for the first time in a long while. Relatives from around 170 families are now able to reunite with parents, daughters, sons, brothers and sisters whose survival has been uncertain for over seven decades. Considering ...

Aug 20, 2018

Fellow Koreans, decorated independence activists and their relatives, overseas Korean compatriots, Today marks the 73rd Liberation Day and the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the Republic of Korea Government. It is a truly significant and joyous day. Thanks to the sacrifices and devotion of our forefa...

Aug 15, 2018

August 14, 2018 Following are excerpts from President Moon’s speech at the first official national ceremony to honor “comfort women” victims— the teenage girls and women forced to serve the Imperial Japanese Army as sex slaves. Fellow Koreans, comfort women victims of the Japanese military and their relatives, other ...

Aug 14, 2018

I am glad to meet you all. Thank you for joining us here today to discuss regulatory innovation for internet-only banks. I just listened to presentations by business leaders and what their clients had to say about their experiences. I also heard the needs on the ground for innovating the financial sector and pioneerin...

Aug 07, 2018

The economy is part of the fabric of everyday life. Economic vitality is about rejuvenating people’s lives. The economy can truly regain vitality when businesses become vibrant and income and consumption among the middle class and ordinary citizens start to rise. To this end, bold actions based on empirical reasoning a...

Aug 06, 2018

Economic policy guidelines for the second half of the year were announced last week. They included government policies aimed at helping people-centered economic initiatives take firm root and reinvigorating the economy. Numerous adverse factors still plague the Korean economy. This is because long-term implementation o...

Jul 23, 2018

The funeral service for the five marines sacrificed in the helicopter crash last week is going to take place today. My heart aches when I think of how enormous the sorrow must be for the bereaved families who lost their loved ones. I pray for the repose of the fallen soldiers, and my deepest sympathy goes out to the...

Jul 23, 2018

I am proud of the National Intelligence Service and all of you as well. Your organization is now changing the fate of the Korean Peninsula and the course of world history. Your organization has played a leading role in making the PyeongChang Olympics a Peace Olympics and enabling the inter-Korean summits and the North ...

Jul 20, 2018

Minister for Communications and Information S. Iswaran, Vice Chairman of the Singapore Business Federation Pek Lian Guan, Chairman of the Korea International Trade Association Kim Young-ju, distinguished business leaders of Korea and Singapore, I am glad to meet you all. I am filled with special emotion to visit Singap...

Jul 17, 2018