Comprehensive Yonhap News Agency and "Korean National Daily" reported that South Korean President Yin Seok-yue held talks with visiting Cambodian Prime Minister Hong Manai at the Yongsan Presidential Palace on the 16th. Yin Seok-yue's wife, Kim Jianxi, attended the reception luncheon after the talks. Yonhap News Agency stated that this was her first public appearance in 153 days.
The picture shows Kim Jian-hee, wife of South Korean President Yoon Seok-yue, talking with Bichon Monee, wife of Cambodian Prime Minister, at the Yongsan Presidential Palace on May 16. Source: Korean media
reported that the Yongsan Presidential Palace issued an announcement on the 16th that Kim Jian-hee will attend that day. The formal lunch after the South Korea-Cambodia summit meeting. The report mentioned that the schedule released by the Presidential Palace earlier did not include Jin Jianxi's attendance at the luncheon, but it later updated the schedule and officially released the news.
Yonhap News Agency said that this is Kim Jianxi's first public appearance in 153 days since he accompanied Yin Xiyue back from his state visit to the Netherlands in December last year. After the incident of Jin Jianxi accepting a designer bag was exposed, he has not appeared in public events. The South Korean Presidential Office also did not release relevant photos and videos of Kim Jianxi attending closed-door events.
However, it is worth mentioning that South Korea's "Kyonghyang Shimbun" broke the news on April 9 that Kim Jian-hee participated in the "pre-voting" of the 22nd National Assembly election at a polling station in Yongsan District, Seoul on the 5th of that month, but there was no vote at that time. No Korean media has released live pictures of her voting trip.
"Where did Kim Gun-hee go?" When the whereabouts of Princess Kate of the United Kingdom attracted global attention, the "Korea Herald" asked the above question on March 19. Korean media found that as of now, South Korea's "First Lady", who has repeatedly attracted attention and controversy, has been out of the public eye for more than three months, and this situation seems to have no sign of ending. The South Korean parliamentary election is about to take place. Some Korean media analysts said that Kim Jianxi's "disappearance" may be to help Yun Xiyue and the ruling National Power Party win the election.
On September 13, 2022, Jin Jianxi accepted a Dior bag worth approximately 3 million won (approximately RMB 16,000) as a bribe from Choi Jae-young, a Korean pastor in the United States. The relevant video was secretly filmed through the built-in camera of the watch worn by Choi Jae-young, and caused a huge controversy after being exposed. The opposition party asked Yin Xiyue to explain this, but both Yin Xiyue and Jin Jianxi remained silent on the matter at first. It was not until more than two months after the incident was revealed that Yin Xiyue spoke out for the first time, insisting that it was a carefully planned "political conspiracy." He also said that his wife was not "cold and heartless" enough to refuse the gift.
According to a report from South Korea's "Chosun Ilbo" on May 4, the newspaper's reporter learned that South Korea's Attorney General Lee Won-seok has issued instructions to the Seoul Central District Prosecutor's Office, which is responsible for investigating the incident of South Korea's "First Lady" Kim Gun-hee accepting brand-name bags, requesting the establishment of a A special investigation team launched an investigation. (Global Network reporter Jiang Ailing)