National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac’s trip to Kazakhstan overlaps with Putin’s visit to the country, but Cheong Wa Dae dismissed the possibility of Wi meeting Russian officials during his trip. www.koreaherald.com/article/1075...

South Korea has unveiled a road map to launch its first domestically built nuclear submarine in the mid-2030s, while pledging to fulfill its nuclear nonproliferation obligations. www.koreaherald.com/article/1075...

US President Donald Trump pledged to play “a necessary role” in promoting peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula during a phone call with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Sunday after the US-China summit www.koreaherald.com/article/1073...

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and US President Donald Trump discussed the US-China summit, North Korea and implementation of a security-and-trade package in a phone call Sunday. www.koreaherald.com/article/1073...

President Lee Jae Myung called for South Korea to pursue an expansionary fiscal stance in its second-half economic strategy and next year’s budget, rejecting the “trap of populist fiscal austerity.” www.koreaherald.com/article/1073...

South Korea should consider institutional ways to redistribute potential excess tax revenue generated by the AI infrastructure boom to help ease inequalities that could deepen in an AI-driven era, a top presidential policy aide said. www.koreaherald.com/article/1073...

President Lee Jae Myung arrived in Vietnam on Tuesday for a four-day state visit aimed at expanding the bilateral partnership in strategic sectors, including large-scale infrastructure, energy security and next-generation industries. www.koreaherald.com/article/1072...

The leaders of South Korea and India agreed Monday to elevate bilateral ties to "a whole new level," while acknowledging that the partnership has yet to realize its full potential, Cheong Wa Dae said. www.koreaherald.com/article/1072...

The leaders of South Korea and India agreed to strengthen cooperation in strategic sectors including critical minerals and nuclear energy, and aim to double bilateral trade from the current level to $50 billion by 2030. www.koreaherald.com/article/1072...

President Lee Jae Myung said that South Korea would work closely with India to help ensure safe and free navigation through the Strait of Hormuz and diversify energy supply chains to reduce dependence on the Middle East. www.koreaherald.com/article/1072...

President Lee Jae Myung said his upcoming summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi could take South Korea-India relations to “a completely different level.” www.koreaherald.com/article/1072...

President Lee Jae Myung said South Korea was prepared to make a “tangible contribution” to securing passage through the Strait of Hormuz, voicing concern over the closure’s far-reaching impact on the global economy and supply chains. www.koreaherald.com/article/1072...

At a virtual summit, President Lee Jae Myung called for coordinated international action to stabilize the Strait of Hormuz, voicing concern that the closure was already rippling through the global economy, energy supply chains and food security. www.koreaherald.com/article/1072...

The leaders of South Korea and Poland vowed to deepen defense cooperation and broaden coordination on energy and supply chains, amid growing global uncertainty compounded by conflict in the Middle East. www.koreaherald.com/article/1071...

President Lee Jae Myung called on the People Power Party to support a constitutional revision proposal that would tighten the requirements for declaring martial law, during a luncheon meeting with party leaders. www.koreaherald.com/article/1071...

President Lee Jae Myung’s chief of staff is set to visit Kazakhstan, Oman and Saudi Arabia to lock in additional crude oil and naphtha supplies, as South Korea braces for a prolonged energy shock from the Middle East war. www.koreaherald.com/article/1071...

South Korea has decided to transport oil shipments via the Red Sea as an alternative to the Strait of Hormuz, where disruptions continue amid the Middle East war. www.koreaherald.com/article/1071...

President Lee Jae Myung said he could invoke emergency fiscal orders if needed to stabilize energy and other critical supplies hit by the Middle East war. www.koreaherald.com/article/1070...

President Lee Jae Myung said that the rollout of the KF-21, South Korea’s first homegrown fighter jet, was more than a military achievement, describing it as a milestone in the country’s push to become one of the world’s top four defense powers. www.koreaherald.com/article/1070...

South Korea’s push to hold a constitutional referendum alongside the June 3 local elections is gaining momentum — but faces a key hurdle: opposition resistance. Can Seoul pull it off? www.koreaherald.com/article/1069...

President Lee Jae Myung underscored the importance of a national defense that was not reliant on external help as he chaired a meeting focused on strengthening South Korea’s ability to counter a range of security contingencies. www.koreaherald.com/article/1070...

Support rating for Lee in Daegu and North Gyeongsang Province, the longtime conservative stronghold of Korea, rose 4.8 percentage points to 46.6 percent. Approval rating among conservatives notably rose to 37.2 percent. www.koreaherald.com/article/1070...

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko will make an official visit to North Korea from Wednesday to Thursday at the invitation of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, according to the state-run Belarusian Telegraph Agency. www.koreaherald.com/article/1070...

President Lee Jae Myung on Tuesday ordered a governmentwide emergency response to the Middle East crisis, renewing his call for a supplementary budget to cushion economic fallout. www.koreaherald.com/article/1070...

President Lee Jae Myung said greater labor flexibility could help ease distortions in South Korea’s labor market, but any such reform must be acceptable to workers and accompanied by stronger social protections. www.koreaherald.com/article/1069...

South Korea has secured an additional 18 million barrels of crude oil from the United Arab Emirates, whose leadership pledged to give Seoul top priority in oil supplies, amid a global supply crunch triggered by the Middle East crisis. www.koreaherald.com/article/1069...

Kim’s backing of Iran is not just about solidarity with an old anti-US partner. It fits his broader vision of a multipolar order challenging US dominance alongside Russia, Iran and other revisionist powers. www.koreaherald.com/article/1069...

South Korea's presidential office says, "We are paying close attention to remarks made by US President Trump on social media, and on this matter we will maintain close communication between the ROK and the US and carefully review the situation before making a decision."

President Lee Jae Myung said South Korea’s deterrence against North Korea is not affected by the movement of US Forces Korea air defense assets, while underscoring the importance of self-reliant national defense. www.koreaherald.com/article/1069...

President Lee Jae Myung’s X account has become required reading for the Blue House press corps, with posts appearing as late as 1:30 a.m. Here’s my analysis on why he leans on social media, its upsides and downsides, and how he might better harness it. www.koreaherald.com/article/1068...

South Korea plans to impose fuel price caps this week for effectively the first time since 1997, after a sharp run-up in prices that authorities say has occurred even before any Middle East supply disruption has hit the country. www.koreaherald.com/article/1069...

President Lee Jae Myung ordered "extraordinary measures" to shore up energy supplies and rein in surging oil prices, including the swift imposition of a petroleum price cap for the first time in nearly 30 years. www.koreaherald.com/article/1069...

Takaichi’s two-thirds supermajority gives Tokyo room to shift from incremental defense upgrades to structural change — and it puts a new question to Seoul: how far to cooperate, and on what terms, with a stronger Japan. www.koreaherald.com/article/1067...

Decisions over North Korean prisoners of war captured in Ukraine belong to Kyiv, not Seoul or the media, an independent UN human rights investigator said, noting that Ukraine has already recognized the risk of torture if the captives are sent back to North Korea. www.koreaherald.com/article/1067...

Lee Hae-chan, a towering figure in South Korea’s liberal politics who rose from a jailed democracy activist to a dominant prime minister, master election strategist and seven-term lawmaker, died Sunday. He was 73. www.koreaherald.com/article/1066...

Arrived in Beijing to cover President Lee Jae Myung’s four-day state visit to China — my first overseas trip as a member of the Blue House press corps. koreaherald.com/article/1064...

The Unification Ministry has decided to skip Foreign Ministry-led consultations with the United States on North Korea policy — a follow-up to the allies’ joint fact sheet — amid a deepening inter-ministerial feud. www.koreaherald.com/article/1063...

President Lee Jae Myung’s remark at Wednesday’s press conference — that he had been “unaware” of South Koreans detained in North Korea — has drawn anger and despair from the families of those held there and North Korean human rights groups. www.koreaherald.com/article/1062...

The martial law declaration lasted only six hours, but a year later, the animosity it unleashed lives on. Those six short hours fundamentally rewired South Korean politics, seeping into the very bones of the party system and the identities of partisans. www.koreaherald.com/article/1062...

Scores of government task forces investigating potential misconduct by officials tied to the Dec. 3 martial law declaration formally began operations Monday, with investigations launched into 49 government ministries and agencies. www.koreaherald.com/article/1062...

South Korea’s two major political parties are each racing to rewrite their primary rules ahead of next June’s local elections, igniting fierce internal battles over who should hold greater sway in deciding their candidate slates. www.koreaherald.com/article/1062...

APEC’s 2025 Gyeongju Declaration, adopted by consensus among all 21 member economies after strenuous and tense negotiations, marks a major break from the past for two key reasons. www.koreaherald.com/article/1060...

The leaders of South Korea and China agreed to reboot a regular high-level dialogue to strengthen strategic coordination on regional and global issues, pledging to turn their thaw into tangible economic cooperation and work toward peace on the Korean Peninsula. www.koreaherald.com/article/1060...

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung raised the curtain on the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit on Friday with a call for unity, saying the forum holds the answer to the world’s current turbulence. www.koreaherald.com/article/1060...

South Korea’s Foreign Minister Cho Hyun said Thursday that the 21 APEC member economies “are very close” to finalizing a Gyeongju Declaration to be made after the APEC summit on Friday and Saturday. www.koreaherald.com/article/1060...

US President Donald Trump said Thursday that he and Chinese President Xi Jinping have reached an agreement on a tariff truce, describing the summit between the two as “amazing.” www.koreaherald.com/article/1060...

The future of the fragile rapprochement between Seoul and Tokyo appears to hinge more on Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi than on South Korean President Lee Jae Myung. www.koreaherald.com/article/1060...

The leaders of South Korea and the United States reached a top-level breakthrough after months of tariff negotiations, as they also discussed security issues at their second summit in about two months on Wednesday. www.koreaherald.com/article/1060...

Seoul is stepping onto the APEC summit stage with a daunting task: to save the forum’s core, steady it amid global headwinds and steer leaders toward consensus on what matters most for sustainable and shared growth in the Asia-Pacific region. www.koreaherald.com/article/1060...

South Korea and the United States will soon begin talks to revise their civil nuclear cooperation pact, seeking to expand Seoul's rights over uranium enrichment and spent-fuel reprocessing, according to the country's top diplomat. www.koreaherald.com/article/1059...