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President Lee returns from New York trip to attend UN General Assembly

President Lee Jae Myung returned to Korea on Friday night wrapping a five-day trip to New York to attend the UN General Assembly, meet with world leaders and hold an investment summit.

2025-09-26

President Lee discusses defense industry cooperation with Polish, Italian leaders

President Lee Jae Myung in a summit with Polish President Karol Nawrocki in New York Wednesday expressed hopes to expand bilateral defense industry cooperation through projects such as Poland's submarine acquisition program.

2025-09-25

Lee discusses visas, tariffs, alliance with opinion leaders in New York

President Lee Jae Myung discussed improvements in the visa system, tariff negotiations and a future-oriented, comprehensive strategic alliance in his meeting with U.S. lawmakers and opinion leaders, his security adviser said Tuesday.

2025-09-24

Korea’s first lady joins Melania Trump’s ‘Fostering the Future Together’ initiative

Korea's first lady Kim Hea Kyung attended a reception hosted by U.S. first lady Melania Trump launching her initiative to build a global coalition of nations dedicated to advancing children's well-being through education, innovation and technology.

2025-09-24

In first UN address, President Lee proposes initiative to end ‘Cold War on the Korean Peninsula’

President Lee Jae Myung proposed a bold new initiative to end hostilities and bring about peace on the Korean Peninsula, centered on "exchanges, normalization and denuclearization," in his first address at the UN General Assembly in New York.

2025-09-24

President Lee tells U.S. lawmakers he hopes to see no repeat of ICE raid that detained Korean workers

President Lee Jae Myung told U.S. lawmakers in New York on Monday that he hopes to see no recurrence of the immigration raid that resulted in the detention of South Korean workers at a battery plant in Georgia last month.

2025-09-23

U.S. to Iranian officials attending UN: No shopping sprees in New York

The United States has imposed strict limits on the Iranian delegation attending the UN General Assembly in New York, curbing their movement and banning access to wholesale stores and luxury goods.

2025-09-23

President Lee departs to New York for the UN General Assembly

President Lee warned in an interview with Reuters Monday that if his government accepts current U.S. demands in stalled trade negotiations without safeguards, Korea's economy could face a situation rivaling that of the 1997 financial crisis.

2025-09-22

President Lee to make UN General Assembly debut this month

President Lee Jae Myung will make his UN General Assembly debut later this month, the presidential office announced Tuesday, and become the first South Korean leader to preside over an open debate of the Security Council.

2025-09-02

North Korea declares it will never compromise on 'national prestige,' reaffirming nuclear commitment

North Korea will never bargain over its "national prestige," Pyongyang's envoy to the U.N. said Monday, reaffirming the recalcitrant regime's adherence to its nuclear weapons program in defiance of criticism against its growing security threats.

2024-10-01