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President Moon Jae-in speaks at a live town hall meeting on Nov. 19, 2019. He is scheduled to host such meeting once more to field questions from the public on his administration's Covid-19 policies. [YONHAP]

Moon to hold live Q. and A. sesh with public on TV

President Moon Jae-in will be taking questions from the public live on TV on Nov. 21 for 100 minutes to get a better understanding of people's thoughts on his administration’s Covid-19 policies, said the Blue House on Wednesday. “The conversations...

2021.11.10

Abandoned dogs at a shelter in Namyangju, Gyeonggi, on April 25. [NEWS1]

Moon is top dog to animal activists after calling for end to canine meat

Korea should consider banning dog meat consumption altogether, President Moon Jae-in said in a weekly meeting with his staffers at the Blue House on Monday. “Don’t you think it’s time that the country seriously considers banning dog meat...

2021.9.28

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Hirohisa Soma, deputy chief of mission at the Japanese Embassy, is summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in central Seoul on July 13 over an earlier contretemps after Tokyo renewed claims over Korea’s easternmost Dokdo islets in its annual defense white paper for the 17th consecutive year. [YONHAP]

Japanese envoy says president is playing with himself: report

Japan’s deputy chief of mission in Korea reportedly described President Moon Jae-in’s efforts to hold a Korea-Japan summit during the Tokyo Olympics as masturbatory in a conversation with a JTBC reporter on Friday. According to JTBC, the reporter...

2021.7.18

President Moon Jae-in pays tribute to the female Air Force officer who reportedly took her own life following a sexual harassment claim against a fellow service member, at the mourning altar for the officer in Seongnam, Gyeonggi, on Sunday.[YONHAP]

Moon vows to reform military, rid it of 'backward culture'

President Moon Jae-in vowed to rid the military of its “backward culture” in an address at the Memorial Day ceremony at Seoul National Cemetery on Sunday, in light of the recent suicide of an Air Force officer who reportedly took her own life...

2021.6.6

Wrong targets, wrong methods

In Monday’s meeting with his senior secretaries, President Moon Jae-in made remarks that seemed to blame past administrations for a lot of real estate shenanigans that took place under his administration. Regarding land purchases...

2021.3.15

Oh Kyu-suk, head of Gijang County, Busan. [JOONGANG PHOTO]

Super sincere local pol appeals to Moon for Lee's release

On Feb. 1, Oh sent a letter to President Moon Jae-in appealing to the president to grant Lee Jae-yong a pardon.

2021.2.4

President Moon Jae-in taking off his mask at the start of the press conference hosted on Monday at the Blue House. A limited number of reporters were present at the conference, with many joining it virtually over coronavirus concerns. [JOINT PRESS CORPS OF THE BLUE HOUSE]

President goes too far in talking about adoption abuse

President Moon Jae-in weighed in on the tragic death of an adopted toddler who was battered — but went too far for many. “Children are not commodities to be traded,” wrote a citizen on the Blue House website on Monday, just hours after Moon’s...

2021.1.18

National Tax Service commissioner nominee Kim Dae-ji [YONHAP]

Kim Dae-ji nominated to head National Tax Service

President Moon Jae-in has nominated Kim Dae-ji, vice commissioner of the National Tax Service (NTS), to head the organization.

2020.7.30

Moon makes visit to Agency for Defense Development

President Moon Jae-in made a rare on-site inspection Thursday of Korea's development of advanced weapon systems and pledged no let-up in support for the sector, which he said is crucial in Korea's self-defense and peace efforts.

2020.7.23

A war needs a commander

President Moon Jae-in said he was touched by a comment from a breadwinner that his family had enjoyed a beef dinner with the coronavirus relief grant he got from the government. It’s...

2020.5.28