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Samsung, SK pledge 896 trillion won to back Lee's southwest chips megaproject

The plan to build a new chip and AI hub in Korea’s southwest comes as government promised deregulation and infrastructure support.

2026.6.30

Lee signals second supplementary budget as Korea seeks more GPUs for AI, security industries

The government has set a target of 260,000 GPUs over the long term and 50,000 in the near term.

2026.6.27

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Lee pledges Korea will do its part in global community at Blue House barbecue dinner with diplomatic corps

At a banquet with chimaek and samgyeopsal at the presidential compound garden, Lee Jae Myung promised closer cooperation on universal challenges and told ambassadors he will also provide "full support" for their activities.

2026.6.23

President Lee Jae Myung speaks at a press event at European Union's headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, on June 10.

Lee names new senior aides for communication, civil, social affairs

President Lee Jae Myung reshuffled key presidential posts, appointing new secretaries for communication, civil affairs and social affairs, along with two deputy national security advisers.

2026.6.21

President Lee Jae Myung, left, and first lady Kim Hea Kyung arrive at an airport in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 17.

Lee wraps up European tour after G7

President Lee Jae Myung is returning to Seoul after a 10-day European trip focused on expanding ties with the EU, Italy and Belgium and attending the G7 summit in France.

2026.6.18

President Lee Jae Myung speaks during a business roundtable session held at a hotel in Rome, Italy, on June 13.

Lee set to attend G7 summit in France; Trump meeting uncertain

President Lee Jae Myung heads to the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains for talks on Ukraine, Iran and AI, while a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump remains unresolved.

2026.6.16

Lee urges pope to back peace as Seoul seeks momentum for Korean Peninsula reconciliation efforts

During a Vatican meeting, President Lee Jae Myung asked Pope Leo XIV to support peace initiatives on the Korean Peninsula and invited him to visit Seoul for the 2027 World Youth Day.

2026.6.15

President Lee Jae Myung, center, presides over a meeting with senior secretaries at a hotel in Rome on June 14.

Lee acknowledges voting rights violations, rejects election fraud claims

President Lee Jae Myung acknowledged ballot shortages that infringed on voting rights, ordered a transparent probe and urged punishment for those spreading unfounded election fraud claims.

2026.6.15

President Lee Jae Myung, third from left, discusses solutions for the recent ballot shortages happened at the June 3 local elections during a meeting convened at the Blue House in central Seoul on June 8.

Ballot shortages amount to a ‘grave infringement’ of voters’ rights, President Lee says

President Lee, the prime minister and the heads of parliament, the Supreme Court and the Constitutional Court decried the June 3 paper ballot shortages as a serious breach of voting rights, calling for accountability and possible legal reforms.

2026.6.8

President Lee Jae Myung speaks during a meeting with senior presidential aides at the Blue House on June 4. [YONHAP]

Lee pledges to 'humbly' accept sentiment of election results, work with all victors

President Lee Jae Myung said Thursday he would "humbly" accept the public sentiment reflected in the results of the recent local elections, pledging to cooperate actively with newly elected local governments regardless of political affiliation.

2026.6.4