휴가 없이 집무실 지키는 문 대통령,... 참모, 장관들 휴가 미루거나 취소하며 '비상체제'<br /><br />Senior government officials are reportedly either cancelling or postponing their summer vacation plans to deal with key issues facing Korea.<br />President Moon Jae-in has also cancelled his week-long holiday to closely monitor situations on Japan's export curbs and North Korea's latest missile launches, among others.<br />Shin Se-min has more.<br />The decision makers in the South Korean government are taking no breaks this summer... so they can keep working on a series of issues the country is facing.<br />The presidential office said Sunday that President Moon Jae-in will not be going on his usual week-long summer break,... initially scheduled for this week, so he can keep up to date on Japan's trade curbs... and North Korea's latest missile launch.<br />The top office said the president will be at his office this week where he'll be briefed by his aides on matters that require his attention.<br />He did, however, go on an unannounced two-day trip to Jeju-do Island this past weekend... related to what the top office explained was a personal matter.<br />This is the first time Moon, as president, has called off his summer break,... and it comes at a time when Japan's trade restrictions look set to get more severe.<br />Japanese Cabinet is reportedly looking at taking South Korea off its whitelist of preferred trading partners this Friday,... a move that could seriously disturb the supply chains of more than one-thousand products.<br />President Moon isn't the only one calling off his leave Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon and the deputy Prime Minister, who also serves as finance minister, are doing the same.<br />According to his office,... the Prime Minister will be working as usual through his week-long summer leave, initially scheduled to start on August 8th.<br />Finance Minister Hong Nam-ki has cancelled his one day off,... which was Monday, the 29th,... and the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Sung Yoon-mo also reportedly called off his summer vacation set for mid-July.<br />The leader of the ruling party, Lee Hae-chan,... will be on standby even during his leave,... and will be working on measures to respond to several pending issues.<br />All these moves,... seen as a way of showing the South Korean government's determination to handle what’s being viewed as a national crisis,... and perhaps also sending a strong message to Japan.<br />Shin Se-min, Arirang News.<br />
