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First lady hopes Korea will warmly host 2027 global Catholic youth festival

First lady Kim Hea Kyung expressed hope that participants of World Youth Day 2027 will be greeted warmly when the event takes place in Seoul and use the opportunity to learn more about the country during her visit to Rome's Pontifical Korean College.

2026.6.13

Lee heads to Europe to meet with Belgian and Italian leaders, attend G7 summit

President Lee Jae Myung, accompanied by first lady Kim Hea Kyung, departed for Europe on Tuesday for a 10-day trip that will include his attendance at the Group of Seven (G7) summit in France and talks with the leaders of Belgium and Italy.

2026.6.9

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First Lady Kim Hea Kyung, on the left, poses with President Lee Jae Myung in an Instagram post celebrating married couples' day on May 21. [SCREEN CAPTURE]

President Lee, first lady revisit old memories in video celebrating holiday for married couples

President Lee Jae Myung celebrated married couples' — or bubu in Korean — day, annually observed on May 21, by sharing a video recreating old photographs with first lady Kim Hea Kyung on Thursday.

2026.5.21

President Lee Jae Myung, right, and first lady Kim Hea Kyung, second from right, visit Namdaemun Market in central Seoul on May 8. [BLUE HOUSE]

Lee, first lady meet merchants, shoppers at traditional market in central Seoul

President Lee Jae Myung and first lady Kim Hea Kyung on Friday visited a traditional market in central Seoul and met with merchants and shoppers as part of efforts to check on people's livelihoods.

2026.5.8

President Lee Jae Myung, left, and first lady Kim Hea Kyung, right, make hearts with their hands as they take a commemorative photo with some 100 children from across the country at the main building of the Blue House compound in central Seoul to mark the 104th Children's Day on May 5. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

President, first lady mark Children's Day with tour, activities with kids at Blue House

Some 100 children flocked to the Blue House in central Seoul for a chance to tour the presidential premises and ask questions directly to President Lee Jae Myung in celebration of Children's Day on Tuesday.

2026.5.5

Korean President Lee Jae Myung, center left, and first lady Kim Hea Kyung, center right, pose for a commemorative photo with Vietnam's President To Lam, left, and first lady Ngo Phuong Ly, as they watch a traditional troupe perform during their visit to the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long in Hanoi on April 24. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

Korean, Vietnamese presidential couples visit Unesco site in Hanoi to strengthen friendship

President Lee Jae Myung and Vietnamese President To Lam, joined by their spouses, visited a Unesco cultural heritage site in Hanoi on Friday to build on the friendship strengthened by their summit earlier in the week.

2026.4.24

Korean first lady Kim Hea Kyung, left, and Vietnamese first lady Ngo Phuong Ly hold up wood dolls as they visit the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology in Hanoi on April 23. Kim is wearing an ao dai, or a traditional Vietnamese dress, gifted by the Vietnamese first lady. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

Korean, Vietnamese first ladies visit ethnology museum in Hanoi

Korea's first lady Kim Hea Kyung and her Vietnamese counterpart, Ngo Phuong Ly, visited an ethnology museum in Hanoi on Thursday as part of efforts to promote cultural exchange.

2026.4.23

Korean President Lee Jae Myung, center right, and Vietnamese President To Lam, center left, pose for a commemorative photo with their spouses and the former and current coaches of the Vietnamese national football team at a state welcoming banquet in Hanoi on April 22. From left: Kim Sang-sik, current head coach of the Vietnamese national football team, Korea’s first lady Kim Hea Kyung, Lam, Lee, Vietnam's first lady Ngo Phuong Ly and Park Hang-seo, former head coach of the Vietnamese team. [BLUE HOUSE]

Lee calls football a ‘bridge connecting people and nations,’ stresses peace message at state banquet in Vietnam

President Lee Jae Myung said that football "is a bridge connecting people and nations" and thanked two Korean football coaches "for solidifying the friendship between Korea and Vietnam."

2026.4.22

First lady Kim Hea Kyung, center right, and JYP founder Park Jin-young, back row second from right, co-chair of the Presidential Committee on Popular Culture Exchange, pose for a commemorative photo with the winners of ″K-Dream Stage,″ a K-pop competition in India, at Yashobhoomi Convention Center in New Delhi on April 20. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

Korea’s first lady, JYP and ‘Squid Game’ actor bridge cultures in K-pop contest in India

Korea's first lady Kim Hea Kyung highlighted the reach of cultural exchanges as she attended Monday a K-pop contest in India judged by Park Jin-young, founder of JYP Entertainment.

2026.4.20

President Lee Jae Myung, right, and first lady Kim Hea Kyung depart from Seoul Air Base in Seongnam, Gyeonggi, on April 19 for a six-day trip to India and Vietnam. He will be making state visits to both countries. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

Lee departs for six-day trip to India, Vietnam to discuss economic cooperation, supply chains

President Lee Jae Myung began a six-day trip on Sunday to India and Vietnam, where deepening economic cooperation and stabilizing supply chains are expected to be priorities in bilateral summits amid uncertainties due to the Middle East crisis.

2026.4.19