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Lee orders punishment of hate speech, calls racism and misinformation a 'threat to democracy'

President Lee Jae Myung ordered the stern punishment of acts that spread misinformation or promote racism and discrimination in a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, blaming them for polarizing society and threatening democracy.

2025-11-11

Lee's Blue House move to take place between Dec. 8 and 14

Korea’s presidential office will move back to the Blue House from its current Yongsan base in central Seoul between Dec. 8 and 14, officials exclusively told the JoongAng Ilbo, ending former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s three-year relocation experiment.

2025-11-11

Singer Park Jin-young hopes to do more for K-pop industry through presidential committee role

Singer Park Jin-young said Wednesday that he decided to accept the co-chair role of the Presidential Committee on Popular Culture Exchange because he "wanted to do things for the K‑pop industry that our company cannot do."

2025-11-06

President Lee skips firefighters luncheon due to fatigue

President Lee Jae Myung skipped a scheduled luncheon with firefighters on Wednesday, citing fatigue after an intense round of diplomatic engagements — most notably the Asean and APEC summits.

2025-11-05

President Lee orders 'eradication' of international crime rings that target Koreans

President Lee Jae Myung ordered a sweeping crackdown on the recent spate of crimes targeting Korean nationals in Southeast Asia, saying the government must “eradicate these crimes at the root.”

2025-10-24

Gov't blames presidential office relocation under Yoon for Itaewon Halloween crush

The government said the relocation of the presidential office to Yongsan during the Yoon Suk Yeol administration diverted police resources away from Itaewon, leaving the area unpatrolled during the 2022 Halloween crowd crush that killed 159 people.

2025-10-23

Blue House a terrible place to live due to bad geomancy, says national museum director

Yoo Hong-jun, director of the National Museum of Korea, said Wednesday he urged the Lee Jae Myung administration to move the presidential residence to a quieter site in the old government guesthouse in central Seoul's Samcheong-dong.

2025-10-23

Presidential office holds emergency meeting on North Korea's missile launch

The presidential Office of National Security (ONS) said Wednesday it held an emergency meeting following North Korea's launch of short-range ballistic missiles.

2025-10-22

Lee orders emergency measures to remove fraudulent job offers from Cambodia

President Lee Jae Myung has ordered tighter monitoring of online job offers from Cambodia and closer international coordination to combat rising crimes targeting Koreans in the Southeast Asian nation, his office said on Thursday.

2025-10-17

Presidential office to hold trade strategy meeting ahead of Trump's visit to Korea

The presidential office will hold a high-level trade meeting on Thursday to review strategy ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump’s visit to Korea later this month. Presidential Chief of Staff Kang Hoon-sik will chair the meeting.

2025-10-09