President Yoon Suk Yeol's approval rating for state affairs returned to the 40 percent mark in five weeks, according to a local poll released on Monday. The positive upswing has been attributed to recent developments in bilateral ties with Tokyo that reinstated Korea on its export whitelist and his order to review political subsidies. According to the survey conducted from June 26-30 by polling agency Realmeter,.
President Yoon Suk Yeol on Thursday nominated a new unification minister and replaced 12 vice ministers across 11 ministries in his first major reshuffle, aimed at pushing ahead with his reform drive in the second year in office. Of the 12 vice ministers named, five are currently presidential secretaries. The Yoon administration nominated Sungshin Women’s University professor Kim Yong-ho as the new unification .
President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday commended his administration for attracting $16.5 billion of foreign investment to South Korea in the first half of the year, calling it "the largest ever." Stressing that a total of $940 million in investments from six European high-tech companies was clinched during his recent trip to France and Vietnam, Yoon urged Cabinet members to continue efforts in facilitating deal.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is poised to conduct a wide-ranging reshuffle of ministers and vice ministers, possibly this week, following his return from France and Vietnam, according to sources and local reports on Monday. The sources expressed a strong expectation that secretary-level officials in the presidential office, who were instrumental in helping Yoon manage state affairs, will be appointed to gover.
President Yoon Suk Yeol, who is on a state visit to Vietnam, attended a state dinner hosted by Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong on Friday, expressing his hopes for stronger friendship and vowing to increase investment in the nation. "We must continue to increase investment and support for future generations of both countries for prosperity for the next 100 years,” Yoon said at the dinner held at the Inte.