For K-pop to grow as a global industry, Korea must expand its performance infrastructure, foster balanced development across the arts and provide decisive government support — without control or interference, said President Lee Jae Myung during a televised appearance on the Arirang TV special “K-pop: The Next Chapter,” which aired on Wednesday.

President Lee Jae Myung (left) and first lady Kim Hea Kyung on Aug. 15 hold a certificate of appointment they received from 80 leading public figures at the "people's appointment ceremony" under the theme "80 Years of Liberation, Building the Future with National Sovereignty" at Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul. (Office of the President)

SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, who has been seeking to improve strained relations with Pyongyang, ordered on Monday his cabinet to prepare a partial step-by-step implementation of existing agreements with North Korea.

Preorders for postage stamps celebrating President Lee Jae Myung's 100th day in office sold out on the first day of sales, according to Korea Post said on Wednesday.

President Lee Jae Myung on Aug. 18 urged relevant ministries to prepare for phased implementation of inter-Korean agreements beginning with the most feasible actions. In an opening speech to the first Cabinet meeting on Ulchi Freedom Shield,

President Lee Jae Myung is set to appear on the special broadcast "K-Pop: The Next Chapter," joining key entertainment industry figures in discussing the curren

Lee Jae-myung and Kim Moon-soo represent the opposite sides of a country polarized over former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s use of martial law and his ouster. By Choe Sang-Hun May 11, 2025

The presidential office on Wednesday expressed regret over the latest criticism of President Lee Jae Myung's recent peace overtures by the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, saying that her remarks "distort" Seoul's sincere efforts to restore inter-Korean trust.

President Lee Jae Myung on Monday urged a phased rollout of inter-Korean agreements forged in 2018 by the previous Moon Jae-in government, despite North Korea’s