President Lee Jae-myung attended the 'Ulsan AI (artificial intelligence) Data Center Launch Ceremony' at the Ulsan Exhibition and Convention Center on the 20th, and afterward made a surprise visit to a nearby traditional market.
On this day, President Lee visited the Yangyang Alps Market, stopped by a snack shop, and shared items such as chive pancakes, fried peppers, tteokbokki, and sundae, purchasing sweet rice drink and steamed rice cakes from another store to eat with his accompanying aides.
Citizens expressed their delight at President Lee's appearance, and Spokesperson Kang Yu-jeong reported that they expressed concern for his health, noting the hardships he endured while attending the Group of Seven (G7) summit in Canada. Some citizens mentioned that they were pleased with the appearance of First Lady Kim Hye-kyung during her trip to Canada.
One citizen shed tears while appealing about administrative inconveniences and grievances. In response, President Lee held the hands of the citizens and said, 'I will take a close look.'
Spokesperson Kang noted, 'This was an unplanned schedule, set up by President Lee's determination to continue to communicate directly with the public and tend to livelihood issues and the alley economy even after the election.' President Lee visited the men's market in Sadang-dong, Dongjak-gu, Seoul right after attending the 70th National Memorial Day ceremony at the National Cemetery on the 6th.
President Lee told a merchant, who said, 'The market is in great difficulty, so please help us,' that 'I caused $13 trillion won to be spent on consumer coupons with the supplementary budget for traditional markets, so it will do better in the future.' The government organized a supplementary budget plan the day before, allocating a total of $13.2 trillion won for consumer coupons.
A citizen informed President Lee that the KOSPI index had surpassed 3,000 points in the stock market, saying, 'Stocks have gone up a lot, which is great. Thank you.' President Lee responded, 'The stock prices have indeed risen a lot.'
An official from the Presidential Office reported that on President Lee's way back to Seoul, he commented on the KOSPI surpassing 3,000 points on the train, saying, 'It would be good if expectations for the domestic market rise higher. It would be a good signal.'