South Korea's new President Lee begins moves to tackle economic 'crisis'

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South Korea’s new President Lee Jae-myung chaired his first Cabinet meeting on Thursday (June 5), prioritising an emergency package to revive the sluggish economy and support households—delivering swiftly on a key campaign promise.   Read more at https://tinyurl.com/4r2dp6w7  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Newly elected South Korean President Lee Jae-myung held his first Cabinet meeting on Thursday,

00:11focused on devising an emergency package to address stagnating economic growth and aid households.

00:17Lee told the Cabinet, which was carried over from the caretaker government appointed

00:22after his predecessor Yoon Suk-yeol's impeachment in December,

00:26that there was no time to waste as the people were facing hardship.

00:46Lee took office on Wednesday, just hours after riding a wave of anger

00:51over last December's brief martial law imposed by Yoon to win the snap election.

00:57The attempt at military rule led to Yoon's ouster and sent shockwaves through South Korea.

01:03Lee has so far only nominated a political ally and legislative veteran as Prime Minister,

01:09and he is racing to form a Cabinet and staff his office to maintain continuity in administration.

01:21Lee was rrili of

01:38Lee was rrili of a new country, and also a strong partner.

01:41Lee was rrili of a new country at the center of China.

01:44Lee was rrili of a new country at the time of the day in the day of Irri.

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