Lee commends Korean team's No. 2 finish at world skills event, vows support

The Korea Herald · Yonhap · 2026-11-05 05:58 UTC

President Lee Jae Myung on Thursday commended the South Korean team's No. 2 finish at this year's WorldSkills Competition, calling human skills a matt

President Lee Jae Myung on Thursday commended the South Korean team's No. 2 finish at this year's WorldSkills Competition, calling human skills a matter of national competitiveness and pledging support to nurture the field.

The president made the remarks at a lunch meeting with the Korean team, which finished second at the 48th WorldSkills Competition, held in Shanghai in September. The biennial competition is regarded as the world's largest vocational skills event.

"If skills are a matter of South Korea's competitiveness, you, the young talent who will develop these skills, are our country's future," Lee told the national team.

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