▲ Prime Minister Kim Min-seok speaks during a ceremony in the central city of Daejeon on March 8, 2026, to mark the 66th anniversary of a 1960 pro-democracy demonstration in the city. (Yonhap)

PM-Boao forum

PM to attend Boao Forum in China this month

By Lee Haye-ah

SEOUL, March 9 (Yonhap) -- Prime Minister Kim Min-seok plans to attend the Boao Forum for Asia in China later this month, his office said Monday.

Kim is scheduled to deliver a keynote speech at the annual conference slated to be held in Boao, Hainan Province, from March 24-27, the office said in a press release.

This will be the prime minister's second trip overseas since he took office, following his visit to Washington in January, where he met with U.S. Vice President JD Vance.

Kim is likely to use his trip to China to meet with senior Chinese officials as the two countries seek to strengthen ties following President Lee Jae Myung's state visit to Beijing in January.

Also a factor in the decision to attend the forum was that former U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon currently serves as chairman of the organization, sources said.

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