Home

The Korea Herald

Latest news

Most Popular

  1. 1

    Contentious grain bill put directly to plenary meeting for vote

    Contentious grain bill put directly to plenary meeting for vote
  2. 2

    Yoon's approval rating plunges to all-time low

    Yoon's approval rating plunges to all-time low
  3. 3

    Will tug-of-war between doctors, government end soon?

    Will tug-of-war between doctors, government end soon?
  4. 4

    Climate impacts set to cut 2050 global GDP by nearly a fifth

    Climate impacts set to cut 2050 global GDP by nearly a fifth
  5. 5

    Trilateral talks acknowledge ‘serious’ slumps of won, yen

    Trilateral talks acknowledge ‘serious’ slumps of won, yen
  1. 6

    [Graphic News] More Koreans say they plan long-distance trips this year

    [Graphic News] More Koreans say they plan long-distance trips this year
  2. 7

    [KH Explains] Hyundai's full hybrid edge to pay off amid slow transition to pure EVs

    [KH Explains] Hyundai's full hybrid edge to pay off amid slow transition to pure EVs
  3. 8

    North Korea removes streetlights along cross-border roads with South

    North Korea removes streetlights along cross-border roads with South
  4. 9

    Russia's denial of entry of S. Korean national unrelated to bilateral ties: Seoul official

    Russia's denial of entry of S. Korean national unrelated to bilateral ties: Seoul official
  5. 10

    Farming households dip below 1m for first time in 2023

    Farming households dip below 1m for first time in 2023
피터빈트

Moon encourages charities, promotes year-end donations

By Yonhap

Published : Dec. 3, 2021 - 14:30

    • Link copied

President Moon Jae-in (2nd from L) and his wife, Kim Jung-sook, put an unspecified amount of a donation into a collection box of the Red Cross Korea during a donation campaign event at the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul on Friday. (Yonhap) President Moon Jae-in (2nd from L) and his wife, Kim Jung-sook, put an unspecified amount of a donation into a collection box of the Red Cross Korea during a donation campaign event at the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul on Friday. (Yonhap)
President Moon Jae-in and first lady Kim Jung-sook on Friday invited officials from 14 major charities to the presidential office, joining them in promoting year-end donations.

Moon and Kim delivered charitable donations to them and complimented their hard work in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, the presidential office said in a statement.

During the meeting, Moon asked for more people to participate in the culture of donating and sharing.

Moon also asked people to pay more attention to their vulnerable neighbors by putting donating and sharing into action, according to the statement. (Yonhap)

More from Headlines