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Lee Jae-myung

International

South Korea to triple AI spending, boost defence budget

(From left) China's President Xi Jinping and South Korea's President Lee Jae Myung at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit in Gyeongju, South Korea, Oct 31, 2025.
Global Enterprise

South Korea’s Lee says global trade order at critical inflection point

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung (right) and US President Donald Trump (left) attend a dinner at the Hilton Hotel in Gyeongju, South Korea, Oct 29, 2025.
International

Trump gives green light for South Korea to build nuclear powered submarine

TOPSHOT - US President Donald Trump (L) shakes hands with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung during a high honor presentation ceremony, where Trump was presented with a replica of a crown worn by the kings of Silla, at the Gyeongju National Museum in Gyeongju on October 29, 2025. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)
International

South Korea awards Trump its highest medal, gifts him a golden crown

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung talks about the deepening of bilateral ties with Singapore and his favourite K-drama.
International

‘New space for middle powers to play a more active role’: South Korean leader

U.S. President Donald Trump says South Korea, Japan would pay combined US$900 billion.
Global Enterprise

Trump says South Korea, Japan will pay billions ‘upfront’ in investment

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (Kospi) soaring more than 24 points to an intraday high of 3,339.01 during morning trading in Seoul on Sep 11.
Capital Markets & Currencies

South Korea scraps plan to expand tax on stock investments

South Korean President Lee blamed the raid on “cultural differences”, saying that in South Korea, minor visa infractions by American nationals were not seen as “a serious issue”.
International

South Korea President warns ‘bewildering’ Hyundai immigration raid could chill investment

In shipbuilding, HD Hyundai agreed with state-run Korea Development Bank and Cerberus Capital to create a multibillion-US dollar joint investment fund aimed at strengthening the maritime capabilities of the US.
Global Enterprise

South Korea bets US$150 billion on reviving troubled US shipbuilding to woo Trump

US President Donald Trump once said that he and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un “fell in love.” Their meetings reduced tensions but failed to produce a lasting agreement.
International

Trump says he wants to meet North Korea’s Kim again

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