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• President Lee hails UAE as 'base camp' to expand in Middle East

  Nov 18, 2025

  President Lee Jae Myung, who is on a state visit to the United Arab Emirates, on Nov. 17 delivers an opening speech at a dinner with Korean residents of the Middle Eastern country at a hotel in Abu Dhabi. (Yonhap News) By Park Hye Ri President Lee Jae Myung, who is on a state visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), on Nov. 17 met with Korean residents there and expressed a firm commitment t...

• President Lee to attend G20 in S. Africa, visit Mideast, Turkiye

  Nov 17, 2025

  President Lee Jae Myung and first lady Kim Hea Kyung on Nov. 17 say bye before boarding the presidential plane Code One at Seoul Air Base in Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do Province, on their visits to the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, South Africa, where they will attend the G20 summit of leading economies, and Turkiye (Turkey). (Lee Jeongwoo) By Yoo Yeon Gyeong President Lee Jae Myung on Nov. 17 depa...

• K-Expo in UAE to dazzle with all things Korean from Nov. 15

  Nov 14, 2025

  Official poster for "K-Expo UAE 2025: All About K-style" (Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism) By Jeon Misun A large-scale exhibition to support the export expansion of industries related to Hallyu (Korean Wave) will open this weekend in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on Nov. 14 said it will host "K-Expo UAE 2025: All About K-style" from Nov....

• Gov't signs FTA with Malaysia, forms anti-scam team with Cambodia

  Oct 28, 2025

  President Lee Jae Myung (sitting in front of the Korean flag) and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim (sitting in front of his national flag) on Oct. 27 hold a bilateral summit at Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. By Kim Hyelin  Photos = Yonhap News President Lee Jae Myung has achieved results in his summits with Malaysia and Cambodia, namely the conclusion of a f...

• President Lee offers vision for ASEAN ties, talks to Cambodian PM

  Oct 27, 2025

  President Lee Jae Myung (far right) and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet on Oct. 27 hold a bilateral summit at a hotel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (Yonhap News) By Kang Gahui President Lee Jae Myung on Oct. 27 began his official diplomatic schedule in Malaysia with the Korea-ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Summit and bilateral talks with Cambodia. First for the president w...

• President Lee chairs open debate at UNSC, urges 'AI for all'

  Sep 25, 2025

  President Lee Jae Myung on Sept. 24 chairs an open debate at the United Nations (U.N.) Security Council held at U.N. headquarters in New York. (Yonhap News) By Charles Audouin President Lee Jae Myung on Sept. 24 chaired an open debate at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) at U.N. headquarters in New York, saying, "Let us turn the changes brought by AI (artificial intelligence) into a...

• President Lee tells UN his plan for ending inter-Korean standoff

  Sep 24, 2025

  President Lee Jae Myung on Sept. 23 gives a keynote speech at the United Nations General Assembly in New York. (Yonhap News) By Lee Jihae President Lee Jae Myung on Sept. 23 said in a keynote speech to the United Nations General Assembly in New York, "The Republic of Korea (ROK) will end the Cold War on the Korean Peninsula through the 'E.N.D. Initiative' and fulfill its responsibility and...