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Lee and Oh should meet on housing policy (KOR)

A meeting between President Lee Jae Myung and Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon could ease tensions and sharpen housing policy as tax debates and market pressures grow.

2026.6.30

Lee and Oh should meet on housing policy

A meeting between President Lee Jae Myung and Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon could ease tensions and sharpen housing policy as tax debates and market pressures grow.

2026.6.29

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Hong Ihk-pyo, the presidential secretary for political affairs, attends a press conference at the presidential office in Seoul on March 25. [YONHAP]

Gov't aims to approve extra budget at Cabinet meeting next week

The government aims to seek approval of an extra budget proposal at a Cabinet meeting next week as it steps up efforts to support small- and medium-sized firms and vulnerable households hit by a prolonged war in the Middle East.

2026.3.25

President Lee Jae-myung speaks at a meeting during his first day in the office on June 4 in central Seoul. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

Lee Jae-myung to call for continuity and discipline in first Cabinet meeting

President Lee Jae-myung will convene his first Cabinet meeting at 10 a.m. Thursday at the presidential office in Yongsan, marking his second day in office.

2025.6.5

Acting President Choi Sang-mok speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the government complex in central Seoul on March 11. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

Acting President Choi vows 'win-win' deal with U.S. as Trump tariffs loom

Acting President Choi Sang-mok on Tuesday vowed to make every effort to negotiate a “win-win” deal between Korea and the United States ahead of the Donald Trump administration’s plan to impose “reciprocal tariffs” on imports starting next month.

2025.3.11

President Yoon Suk Yeol declares an emergency martial law in an unannounced press conference at the Yongsan presidential office in central Seoul on Dec. 3. [SCREEN CAPTURE]

Yoon wanted to bypass Cabinet when declaring martial law, senior officials tell police

Police investigations revealed that President Yoon Suk Yeol attempted to declare martial law unilaterally through a surprise televised address on Dec. 3, bypassing a formal Cabinet meeting, according to testimony from high-ranking officials.

2025.1.31

Acting President and Prime Minister Han Duck-soo talks on the phone with U.S. President Joe Biden on Dec. 15. [OFFICE FOR GOVERNMENT POLICY COORDINATION]

Fear of government paralysis grows amid Cabinet impeachment woes

Concerns are growing within the government over whether the Cabinet can continue to function amid escalating political turmoil.

2024.12.17

Prime Minister Han Duck-soo and Cabinet members salute to the Korean flag at the Cabinet meeting held on Wednesday morning at governmental complex in central Seoul. [YONHAP]

South Korea suspends no surveillance clause of 2018 inter-Korean military agreement

The South Korean government on Wednesday suspended a provision that restricts surveillance on North Korea in the 2018 inter-Korean military agreement in response to North's latest launch of a military spy satellite.

2023.11.22

President Yoon Suk Yeol presides over a Cabinet meeting at the Yongsan presidential office in central Seoul on Tuesday. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

Yoon vetoes controversial Nursing Act

President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday vetoed a controversial nursing bill that defines the roles and responsibilities of nurses. This marks Yoon's second veto of a bill, followed by one against an amendment to the Grain Management Act last month.

2023.5.16

President Yoon Suk Yeol speaks on the normalization of Korea-Japan relations at a Cabinet meeting held at the presidential office in Yongsan, central Seoul, Tuesday. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

Korea, Japan to restore cooperation on 'common interests': Yoon

Korea and Japan will swiftly restore consultative bodies discussing common interests between the two countries, President Yoon Suk Yeol said in a televised Cabinet meeting Tuesday.

2023.3.21