National Affairs
President Lee Jae Myung
Lee Jae Myung has been sworn in as the Republic of Korea's 21st president.
His term began on June 4, 2025, and his core visions for governance are 'a nation where the people rule', 'a nation where vigorous growth and development recur', 'a nation where everyone lives well', 'a nation where culture blossoms' and 'a safe and peaceful nation'.
President Lee places housing, jobs, finance atop national agenda
President Lee Jae Myung has announced housing, jobs and finance as his top priorities for the nation for the rest of this year. At a meeting of his senior secretaries on Oct. 15 at Cheong Wa Dae, he stressed making the benefits of the economy's recent surge more tangible to the public. Click here
Oct 17,2026
President urges shift in focus from birth rate to quality of life
President Lee Jae Myung says the country needs a "fundamental shift" in population policy, urging the revamp of the entire socioeconomic system based on demographic changes. He said this on Oct. 14 at a ceremony for announcing his administration's population strategy vision at Cheong Wa Dae. Click here
Oct 15,2026
President Lee hosts ceremony for eight new foreign ambassadors
President Lee Jae Myung has greeted at a ceremony eight newly appointed foreign ambassadors at Cheong Wa Dae. The event was the sixth of its kind hosted by the Lee administration. Click here for more
Oct 14,2026
Arctic shipping era starts with historic voyage of domestic vessel
The PanStar Acro has completed its trial voyage on an Arctic shipping route by returning to Busan on Oct. 11.
Oct 14,2026
President Lee discusses supply chains, infrastructure with Egypt
President Lee Jae Myung has held a bilateral summit with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, who arrived in Korea on a state visit.
Oct 08,2026
Massive initiative to invest KRW 1,000T in eco-friendly sectors
The initiative Korea-Green Transformation (K-GX) will seek to invest KRW 1,000 trillion by 2035 to achieve carbon neutrality while driving economic growth.
Oct 08,2026
Asian Para Games team holds launching event, eyes 21 gold medals
The national team for the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Para Games in Japan has set a goal of 21 gold medals. Members made this pledge on Oct. 6 at their launching ceremony held at Icheon National Training Center in Icheon, Gyeonggi-do Province. Click here for more
Oct 07,2026
President Lee, Mexico pledge stronger supply chain, tech, AI ties
The Korea-Mexico Joint Action Plan 2026-2030 outlines the direction of bilateral cooperation, with both countries agreeing to expand collaboration beyond trade and investment, finance and supply chains to advanced future high-tech sectors such as artificial intelligence (AI), digital and aerospace.
Sep 28,2026
President Lee presents K-Initiative, vision of coexistence with NK in keynote address at UN
President Lee Jae Myung on Sept. 22 delivered his second keynote address since taking office at the High-Level Week of the United Nations (U.N.) General Assembly, held annually in New York.
Sep 23,2026
President Lee holds summit with Australian PM to expand energy, critical minerals cooperation
President Lee Jae Myung and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese have agreed to expand cooperation on energy supply chains, critical minerals and clean energy.
Sep 23,2026