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• President Lee: Philippines is 'optimal partner' in nuclear energy

  Mar 04, 2026

  President Lee Jae Myung and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on March 3 hold an extended summit at the presidential office of Malacanang Palace in Manila. (Yonhap News) By Yoo Yeon Gyeong President Lee Jae Myung on March 3 announced during his state visit to the Philippines expanded bilateral cooperation in new projects for building nuclear energy plants and supply chains for core min...

• 'President Lee's visit to Philippines marks 77 years of friendshi...

  Mar 03, 2026

  Philippine Ambassador to Korea Bernadette Therese C. Fernandez on Feb. 26 discusses at her office in Seoul’s Jung-gu District the significance of President Lee Jae Myung's state visit to her country from March 3-4. By Yoon Sojung with contribution from Byun SeyoungPhotos & video = Park Daejin Philippine Ambassador to Korea Bernadette Therese C. Fernandez says her country's friendship with Ko...

• Free trade deal with Singapore to be revised, 5 MOUs signed

  Mar 03, 2026

  President Lee Jae Myung (left) and Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on March 2 hold a summit at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Singapore. (Cheong Wa Dae) By Xu Aiying President Lee Jae Myung has agreed to start negotiations with Singapore on improving their free trade agreement, which marks its 20th anniversary this year, and raising bilateral cooperation in sectors such as artific...

• President Lee to visit Singapore, Philippines from March 1-4

  Feb 27, 2026

  President Lee Jae Myung (right) and first lady Kim Hea Kyung on Jan. 13 wave to well-wishers before departing for Japan at Seoul Air Base in Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do Province. (Lee Jeongwoo) By Yoon Sojung President Lee Jae Myung from March 1-4 will pay state visits to Singapore and the Philippines, Cheong Wa Dae said on Feb. 27. Domestic media said presidential spokesperson Kang Yu-jung rel...

• President Lee's pragmatic diplomacy shines in talks with China

  Jan 15, 2026

  By Hong Hyun-Ik Former chancellor of Korea National Diplomatic Academy Summit with China early in new year The core of Korea's foreign policy undoubtedly lies in its alliance with the U.S. China, however, holds equal significance considering its major influence on peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula and the economy. As the peninsula's closest neighbor for millennia, China shares a bor...

• 'Talks with Japan covered Asia-Pacific trade pact, supply chains'

  Jan 15, 2026

  President Lee Jae Myung and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Jan. 14 visit Horyuji Temple, a leading cultural heritage site in Japan's Nara Prefecture. (Cheong Wa Dae) By Yoo Yeon Gyeong President Lee Jae Myung told Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi during their bilateral summit this week that Korea seeks to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific P...

• President Lee, Japan agree to identify victims of 1942 disaster

  Jan 14, 2026

  President Lee Jae Myung (left) on Jan. 13 announces a joint statement to the media with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in the latter's hometown of Nara Prefecture, Japan. (Yonhap News) By Margareth Theresia President Lee Jae Myung on Jan. 13 in his summit with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi pledged future-oriented cooperation for the development of bilateral relations, peac...