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New Straits Times
3 days ago
- Politics
- New Straits Times
South Korean president appoints special envoys to Canada, Malaysia
SEOUL: South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Sunday appointed special envoys to Canada and Malaysia, his spokesperson said. According to Yonhap News Agency, the delegation to Canada will be headed by ruling Democratic Party (DP) representative Kim Byung-joo and include Maeng Sung-kyu and Kim Ju-young, presidential spokesperson Kang Yu-jung said in a written briefing. The team to Malaysia will be led by former Oceans Minister Kim Young-choon and include DP representatives Nam In-soon and Yun Kun-young, she said. The team to Canada will depart Tuesday and meet with key Canadian government officials to deliver the Lee administration's commitment to further developing the two countries' comprehensive strategic partnership with a focus on the security, defence and energy sectors. The envoys to Malaysia will depart the same day and deliver the government's wish to strengthen the bilateral strategic partnership established last year during meetings with Malaysian government and parliamentary officials. The Lee administration plans to send special envoys to 14 countries with the aim of explaining the new government's state philosophy and foreign policy. -- BERNAMA-YONHAP
Malaysian Reserve
3 days ago
- Business
- Malaysian Reserve
South Korean president appoints special envoys to Canada, Malaysia
SEOUL — South Korean President Lee Jae Myung (picture) on Sunday appointed special envoys to Canada and Malaysia, his spokesperson said. According to Yonhap News Agency, the delegation to Canada will be headed by ruling Democratic Party (DP) Rep. Kim Byung-joo and include Reps. Maeng Sung-kyu and Kim Ju-young, presidential spokesperson Kang Yu-jung said in a written briefing. The team to Malaysia will be led by former Oceans Minister Kim Young-choon and include DP Reps. Nam In-soon and Yun Kun-young, she said. The team to Canada will depart Tuesday and meet with key Canadian government officials to deliver the Lee administration's commitment to further developing the two countries' comprehensive strategic partnership with a focus on the security, defence and energy sectors. The envoys to Malaysia will depart the same day and deliver the government's wish to strengthen the bilateral strategic partnership established last year during meetings with Malaysian government and parliamentary officials. The Lee administration plans to send special envoys to 14 countries with the aim of explaining the new government's state philosophy and foreign policy. — BERNAMA-YONHAP
Barnama
4 days ago
- Climate
- Barnama
South Korea: President Lee Orders Swift Declaration Of Special Disaster Zones
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung speaks during a press conference at the Presidential office in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, June 4, 2025. Ahn Young-joon/Pool via REUTERS SEOUL, July 20 (Bernama-Yonhap) -- South Korea's President Lee Jae Myung instructed the government Sunday to find ways to swiftly designate areas hit hard by recent heavy rains as special disaster zones, Yonhap News Agency reported, citing his spokesperson. Lee also called for a swift survey of the scale of damage from the rain and landslides that began across the nation last Wednesday, Kang Yu-jung said in a message to the press. Special disaster zones are entitled to government support for damage recovery and relief to victims. bootstrap slideshow As of 11 am, 14 people were killed and 12 others were missing due to the heavy rains, according to the government and the National Fire Agency. The government launched an interagency recovery support team earlier in the day. "The interior ministry, other relevant ministries and the affected local governments will fully mobilise all available resources and carry out swift emergency restoration work," Interior Minister Yun Ho-jung said during a meeting of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters in the central city of Sejong, saying the government will shift its focus from responding to the rains to recovering from the damage. Separately, Prime Minister Kim Min-seok gave instructions to Agriculture Minister Song Mi-ryung to visit the southern county of Sancheong and draw up support measures, his office said. Sancheong has accounted for a large portion of the casualties. The prime minister further instructed the interior minister to visit the affected regions on Monday and console the residents while coming up with detailed support plans.
Khaleej Times
6 days ago
- Climate
- Khaleej Times
Four dead and more than 1,000 evacuated after heavy rain in South Korea
Four people died and more than 1,000 have been evacuated in South Korea after the country was lashed by torrential rain on Thursday, the safety ministry said. A driver was killed after a 10-metre-high roadside wall collapsed on top of a moving vehicle on Wednesday in Osan, some 44 km south of Seoul, fire agency officials said. Another person was found with no heartbeat in a flooded car in Seosan, South Chungcheong province, and could not be revived. As of 5 p.m. (0800 GMT), some parts of the South Chungcheong region further south of the capital had seen more than 15.7 inches of rain since Wednesday, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety said. The downpour resulted in record rainfall in the area and more wet weather was forecast for Thursday night, the Korea Meteorological Administration said. Landslide alerts were raised to the highest level for several regions including Chungcheong as the heavy rain continued, according to the Korea Forest Service. In the city of Gwangju, some 267 km south of Seoul, 87 roads and 38 buildings were submerged within about two hours after torrential rain warnings were issued, according to the Yonhap News Agency. Some 403 schools were closed and 166 properties were reported to have been damaged due to heavy rain on Thursday, the Ministry of Education said.
Reuters
6 days ago
- Climate
- Reuters
South Korea lashed by heavy rain, four dead and more than 1,000 evacuated
SEOUL, July 17 (Reuters) - Four people died and more than 1,000 have been evacuated in South Korea after the country was lashed by torrential rain on Thursday, the safety ministry said. A driver was killed after a 10-metre-high (33 ft) roadside wall collapsed on top of a moving vehicle on Wednesday in Osan, some 44 kilometres (27 miles) south of Seoul, fire agency officials said. Another person was found with no heartbeat in a flooded car in Seosan, South Chungcheong province, and could not be revived. As of 5 p.m. (0800 GMT), some parts of the South Chungcheong region further south of the capital had seen more than 400 millimetres (15.7 inches) of rain since Wednesday, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety said. The downpours resulted in record rainfall in the area and more wet weather was forecast for Thursday night, the Korea Meteorological Administration said. Landslide alerts were raised to the highest level for several regions including Chungcheong as the heavy rains continued, according to the Korea Forest Service. In the city of Gwangju, some 267 kilometres (166 miles) south of Seoul, 87 roads and 38 buildings were submerged within about two hours after torrential rain warnings were issued, according to the Yonhap News Agency. Some 403 schools were closed and 166 reported property damage from the heavy rain on Thursday, the Ministry of Education said.
