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NewsDesk MC May 21, 2026May 21, 2026 armistice agreement, border management, defense talks, demilitarized zone, dmz, East Asia, korea security, Korean peninsula, Lee Jae Myung, military alliance, military coordination, north korea, Pyongyang, regional security, Seoul, south korea, united nations command, united states, US South Korea alliance, wartime operational control, Washington

Seoul, Washington Explore DMZ Management Overhaul Amid Security Realignment

Seoul-South Korea and the United States have discussed revising management arrangements for sections of the heavily fortified border with North

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NewsDesk MC May 20, 2026May 20, 2026 Asia-Middle East relations, Benjamin Netanyahu, cabinet meeting, diplomatic tensions, Foreign Policy, Gaza conflict, global diplomacy, humanitarian flotillas, ICC, International Criminal Court, international law, International waters, israel, Lee Jae Myung, maritime detentions, Middle East tensions, regional security, Reuters, Seoul, south korea, South Korean nationals

South Korea’s Lee Condemns Israeli Detentions of Nationals in International Waters

Seoul-South Korean President Lee Jae Myung criticized Israel on Wednesday over the detention of South Korean nationals in international waters,

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NewsDesk MC May 19, 2026May 19, 2026 Andong summit, Asan Institute for Policy Studies, bilateral cooperation, BTS Dynamite, comfort women, donald trump, East Asia diplomacy, forced labor issue, geopolitical tensions, historical disputes, indo-pacific, Iran conflict, japan, Lee Jae Myung, Nara summit, north korea, regional security, Sanae Takaichi, Seoul-Tokyo relations, south korea, US allies

Japan, South Korea Leaders Hold Rare Hometown Summit Amid Regional Security Pressures

Seoul-South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi met on Tuesday in the South Korean city

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NewsDesk MC April 24, 2026April 24, 2026 aiding the enemy, Asia politics, classified information leak, cross border conflict, defense strategy, Diplomatic Relations, drone incursion, geopolitical tensions, impeachment, insurrection, inter Korean tensions, Kim Jong Un, Korean peninsula, leadership crisis, Lee Jae Myung, martial law, military drones, national security, north korea, political crisis, prosecution case, security policy, south korea, Yonhap, yoon suk yeol

Prosecutors push extended sentence for Yoon over alleged drone incursion into North Korea

Seoul — South Korean special prosecutors on Friday sought an additional 30-year prison sentence for former president Yoon Suk Yeol

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NewsDesk MC April 20, 2026April 20, 2026 artificial intelligence, Asia relations, bilateral trade, CEPA, defense cooperation, economic cooperation, economic policy, energy trade, exports, geopolitical tensions, global economy, imports, india, Lee Jae Myung, naphtha, Narendra Modi, shipbuilding, south korea, supply chains, trade agreement, Vietnam visit

South Korea’s Lee seeks trade surge with India in Modi summit

Seoul— South Korean President Lee Jae Myung is set to hold talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New

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NewsDesk MC April 16, 2026April 16, 2026 Asia politics, bilateral relations, communist party vietnam, diplomatic visit, East Asia diplomacy, economic cooperation, Foreign Policy, government leadership, hanoi meeting, international affairs, leadership consolidation, Lee Jae Myung, political developments, regional relations, south korea, Southeast Asia, state visit, strategic ties, to lam, vietnam, vietnam presidency

South Korea, Vietnam leaders set for Hanoi talks in first post-election visit

Hanoi — Vietnam’s President To Lam is expected to meet South Korean President Lee Jae Myung in Hanoi next week,

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NewsDesk MC April 8, 2026April 8, 2026 ballistic missile, conflict, defense, Diplomacy, East Asia, Geopolitics, inter Korea relations, Jang Kum Chol, Kim Jong Un, Kim Yo Jong, Korean peninsula, Lee Jae Myung, Military Tensions, missile launch, missile test, north korea, Pyongyang, security threat, Seoul, south korea, united nations, united states, UNSC sanctions, US South Korea alliance, Yonhap

North Korea Fires Suspected Missiles, Rejects Seoul’s Overture

Seoul — North Korea fired an unidentified projectile toward the sea off its east coast on Wednesday, South Korea’s military

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NewsDesk MC April 2, 2026April 2, 2026 AI cooperation, critical minerals, defense cooperation, diplomatic tensions, donald trump, Emmanuel Macron, energy crisis, energy imports, france, France US relations, Geopolitics, global alliances, hydrogen technology, Indo Pacific, Iran war, japan, Lee Jae Myung, nuclear energy, oil prices, Sanae Takaichi, south korea, space industry, Strait of Hormuz

Macron pivots to South Korea after Japan visit amid tensions with Trump

Tokyo — Emmanuel Macron departed Japan on Thursday for South Korea after a visit marked by strengthened bilateral ties and

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NewsDesk MC March 25, 2026March 25, 2026 Asia drug policy, criminal justice, cross border crime, drug trafficking Asia, extradition law, extradition treaty, Ferdinand Marcos Jr, illicit drugs South Korea, international cooperation, law enforcement crackdown, Lee Jae Myung, methamphetamine trade, narcotics network, organised crime, Park Wang yeol, Philippines prison, prison escape, prison security failure, security lapse, South Korea crime, transnational crime

South Korea extradites jailed fugitive in cross-border narcotics crackdown

Seoul- South Korea police on Wednesday took into custody an alleged “drug lord” accused of running a narcotics trafficking network

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NewsDesk MC September 25, 2025September 25, 2025 Asia financial policy, Bank of Korea, central bank Korea, debt stabilization, economic growth Asia, economic resilience, financial risk management, financial stability, household debt, housing market South Korea, Hwang Kun-il, interest rates, Korean central bank news, Lee Jae Myung, macroprudential policy, monetary policy, policy coordination, Shin Sung-hwan, South Korea economy, South Korea housing prices

Bank of Korea board member says must coordinate policy to respond to financial stability risks

“Financial stability cannot be taken for granted; policy coordination is essential to navigate emerging risks,” said Shin Sung-hwan, a board