Speeches & Remarks

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Message from President Moon Jae-in on Opening of Korea’s Professional Baseball League

(Unofficial translation) Yesterday, on Children’s Day, Korea’s widely adored KBO professional baseball league finally started its 2020 season. Even though the opening games were played …

May 06, 2020

Message from President Moon Jae-in on Opening of Korea’s Professional Baseball League

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Opening Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at Meeting with His Senior Secretaries

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(Unofficial Translation) I assume that many people are enjoying the long holiday weekend at this time. I hope they can find the time to rest and comfort minds and bodies that have been exhausted by…

May 04, 2020

Opening Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at Meeting with His Senior Secretaries

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Labor Day Message from President Moon Jae-in

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(Unofficial Translation) We mark the 130th International Workers’ Day. Most of the victims at an Icheon construction site fire were day laborers. Those who were laying electrical wiring, p…

May 01, 2020

Labor Day Message from President Moon Jae-in

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Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at Meeting with Hotel Industry Labor and Management to Discuss Employment Retention

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(Unofficial Translation) I am glad to meet you all. Today, we have arranged an onsite meeting to discuss employment retention with labor and management representatives from the hotel industry, whic…

April 29, 2020

Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at Meeting with Hotel Industry Labor and Management to Discuss Employment Retention

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Opening Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at 22nd Cabinet Meeting

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(Unofficial Translation) Let me begin the 22nd Cabinet Meeting. The Government has been responding to the worst economic crisis in history by taking rapid and bold emergency measures during five…

April 28, 2020

Opening Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at 22nd Cabinet Meeting

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Opening Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at Meeting with His Senior Secretaries

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(Unofficial Translation) It has been two years since the two leaders of South and North Korea announced the historic Panmunjom Declaration. My feelings and memories at that time are still fresh. Th…

April 27, 2020

Opening Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at Meeting with His Senior Secretaries

Economic Policies

Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at Naming Ceremony for World’s Largest Container Ship

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(Unofficial Translation) Fellow Koreans, representatives from the shipping and shipbuilding industries, These wild sea winds at the shipyard of Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering on Geoj…

April 23, 2020

Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at Naming Ceremony for World’s Largest Container Ship

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Opening Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at 5th Emergency Economic Council Meeting

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(Unofficial Translation) Only when there are jobs will there be lives and an economy for the people. Preserving jobs is key to overcoming the national crisis and the most urgent matter for survival…

April 22, 2020

Opening Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at 5th Emergency Economic Council Meeting

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Message from President Moon Jae-in on Layoff-Free City of Jeonju

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(Unofficial Translation) Jeonju has declared itself “a layoff-free city.” It is a mutually beneficial declaration made through a grand compromise among local labor, management, civic gr…

April 22, 2020

Message from President Moon Jae-in on Layoff-Free City of Jeonju

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Opening Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at Meeting with His Senior Secretaries

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(Unofficial Translation) There is no tomorrow without today. The first and also second most important thing is overcoming this national crisis. Only when we protect the people’s lives and rev…

April 20, 2020

Opening Remarks by President Moon Jae-in at Meeting with His Senior Secretaries