Just a couple of days before the country celebrates the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the provisional government,... South Korean President Moon Jae-in praised the work done by the Korean people in coming this far.
Speaking during a weekly Cabinet meeting, the president said the Republic of Korea's provisional government is the root of the nation, and the driving force that established our nation today.
HE said only by returning—what he calls “national accomplishments made under the name of the Republic of Korea”—can the people of Korea become the true owners of the nation and help the nation grow as a whole.
He promised to tackle economic polarization and create an inclusive nation where all people prosper.
The president also sent out his word of support to the victims of the wildfire in Gangwon-do Province that resulted in one death and left hundreds homeless.
As efforts continue to help those affected by the wildfire in the eastern Gangwon-do Province last week, Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon calls on ministers to put in their best efforts to restore the damaged areas.
The Prime Minister convened a third meeting with related ministries Tuesday morning to look at ways to help people in Gangwon-do Province recover from last week's devastating wildfire.
S. Korean gov't draws up US$ 3.7 mil. of special funds to address wildfire and The PM also thanked over 4-thousand volunteers who are still on the ground helping the victims of the fire.
Saying that both living and occupational measures must be addressed when helping the victims, he said one-thousand-20 victims were still without a home, and 760 of these stayed in the temporary facilities set up after the fire.
The Prime Minister called on the local government to help victims find nearby public training institutes to stay at overnight.
As for restoring the damaged areas, the PM said a step-by-step approach is needed and a full restoration plan will be out by the end of this month, prepared by each related ministry.
He also called on the ministers to not hesitate to consider additional budgets for the restoration project, including forestry and the prevention of landslides.
South Korea, China and Japan will resume talks on their free trade agreement in Tokyo on Tuesday, four months after their last talks in Beijing last December.
During their four days of discussions, the three sides will review progress on key issues such as opening up commodities and services markets.
The three will also restart suspended negotiations on other areas including customs and e-commerce.
North Korea and China have opened a new cross-border bridge that connects North Korea's northern city of Manpo and China's northeastern city of Jian.
This comes as North Korea and China celebrate 70 years of diplomatic ties this year.
On Monday morning,... four North Korean buses took 120 Chinese tourists into Manpo, who took a look around, before returning in the late afternoon.
Pyeongyang and Beijing finished constructing the bridge in 2016 but couldn't open it due to international sanctions.
Sources say China's regional governments are trying to cooperate with North Korea because the central government can't, considering Beijing's relations with the U.S
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said that Washington will decide "in due course" on whether it will extend waivers for countries seeking to import oil from Iran.
The top U.S. diplomat mentioned that the waivers granted to South Korea and seven other countries will expire on May second.
The U.S. has been placing sanctions on Tehran after withdrawing from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal last year.
South Korea is closely monitoring the issue, as the expiry of the waiver would deal a major blow to the local economy.
Korean companies rely heavily on Iranian condensate to produce petrochemical products.
Source: Arirang News
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