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Yoon Suk-yeol pushes for tax incentives for semiconductors, key industries

President Yoon Suk-yeol on Friday advised the government to consider increasing tax incentives for semiconductors and other key industries after the related bill passed last week disappointed many due to its less-than-expected benefits.

2022.12.30

President Yoon Suk-yeol speaks during a policy briefing by the Science Ministry at the Blue House's Yeongbingwan state guesthouse in central Seoul on Dec. 28. [YONHAP]

Yoon Suk-yeol to visit defense agency amid North Korean drone threat

President Yoon Suk-yeol was set to visit a state defense research agency Thursday to check the nation's progress on drone and missile development following North Korea's recent drone infiltration.

2022.12.29

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Drug crackdown

President Yoon Suk-yeol shares his views on the recent surge in drug crime cases in the country during a 100-minute televised meeting at the Yeongbin-gwan, also known as the State Guest House, on Thursday.

2022.12.15

Police officers stand watch as people visit a makeshift memorial for the victims of the Itaewon crowd crush on Oct. 29 in Yongsan District, central Seoul, Tuesday. [NEWS1]

Yoon tried spinning Itaewon tragedy, says DP lawmaker

After the tragedy in Itaewon that killed 158 on Oct. 29, the Yoon Suk-yeol adminstration tried to spin it by not using the term "crowd crush," according to a Democratic Party lawmaker.

2022.12.8

President Yoon Suk-yeol is seen at the Presidential Office in Yongsan on Nov. 25. [YONHAP]

President Yoon Suk-yeol's approval rating rises to 36.4 percent: Realmeter

President Yoon Suk-yeol's approval rating rose to 36.4 percent, surpassing the mid-30 percent range for the first time in four weeks, a poll showed Monday.

2022.11.28

President Yoon Suk-yeol, left, answers reporters' questions in a doorstepping session on Friday at the presidential office in Yongsan, central Seoul. The presidential office indefinitely suspended the doorstepping sessions starting Monday. [NEWS1]

Yoon's daily chats with reporters are canceled

President Yoon Suk-yeol suspended his daily chats with reporters indefinitely amid ongoing friction with public broadcaster MBC.

2022.11.21

President Yoon Suk-yeol speaks to reporters as he arrives at the presidential office in Seoul on Nov. 18. [YONHAP]

Yoon says barring MBC reporters from presidential plane was 'unavoidable'

President Yoon Suk-yeol said Friday it was "unavoidable" that his office barred local TV station MBC's reporters from boarding the presidential plane to cover his Southeast Asia trip, given that the broadcaster had engaged in "malicious" reporting.

2022.11.18

President Yoon Suk-yeol takes questions from reporters Thursday morning at the presidential office in Yongsan, central, on his way to work. [YONHAP]

Yoon cites national interests after his office bans MBC reporters from boarding Air Force One

President Yoon Suk-yeol said Thursday that important national interests are at stake during presidential overseas trips, after his office decided to ban local TV station MBC's reporters from boarding Air Force One to cover his upcoming trip to ...

2022.11.10

President Yoon Suk-yeol pays respects at a mourning altar for victims of the Itaewon tragedy at Seoul Plaza, near City Hall, in central Seoul, on Saturday morning. [PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE]

President Yoon Suk-yeol sees slight drop in his approval rating

President Yoon Suk-yeol saw a slight drop in his approval rating, according to an opinion poll conducted last week by Realmeter. Yoon’s approval rating dropped 1.5 percentage points to 34.2 percent while his disapproval rating rose 0.7 ...

2022.11.7

President Yoon Suk-yeol speaks in a meeting held on Monday at the Yongsan presidential office. [PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE]

President apologizes for Itaewon crowd crush, vows to improve safety regulations

President Yoon Suk-yeol apologized to the country for the Halloween crowd crush in Itaewon, central Seoul, that took the lives of over 150 people on Oct. 29.