South Korean President Lee Jae-myung and Laotian President Thongloun Sisoulith agreed at a summit in Seoul on Monday to upgrade bilateral relations to a comprehensive partnership, Lee's office said. Seoul sees Laos as a key partner in building supply chains for critical minerals,

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said Wednesday he’s weighing a possible apology to North Korea over suspicions that Seoul’s former conservative leader intentionally sought to raise military tensions between the war-divided rivals in the buildup

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung listens to a reporter’s question during a press conference to mark the first anniversary of the December 3, 2024, martial law declaration by former President Yoon Suk Yeol, at the Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, December 3, 2025. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said regular joint military drills with the US could be reviewed in order to facilitate dialogue with North Korea, in his latest olive branch to Pyongyang as he seeks to reduce tensions with the nuclear-armed neighbor.

President Lee Jae Myung reaffirmed wanting to build nuclear-powered submarines at home, despite President Trump’s suggestion that they be built in the United States.

President Lee Jae-myung is positioning South Korea as a mediator in Northeast Asia, aiming to ease tensions between North Korea, the US, China and Japan as rivalries deepen.

President Lee Jae-myung met with Lao President Thongloun Sisoulith on the 15th and said, “We expect to further expand and develop a mutually beneficial and future-oriented cooperative relationship between the two countries to jointly create tangible results that the peoples of both nations can feel.

South Korea will require advertisers to label their ads made with artificial intelligence technologies from next year as it seeks to curb a surge of deceptive promotions featuring fabricated experts or deep-faked celebrities endorsing food or pharmaceutical products on social media.