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Late regulations for Dongtan and Giheung, but when will supply come first?

New regulations target Dongtan, Giheung and Guri as the government tries to cool soaring home prices, but questions persist over when housing supply will meaningfully expand.

2026.6.30

Bills will come due after local elections (KOR)

The expected excess tax revenue is a welcome rain for the government. It is likely the “reliable fallback” that allowed the administration to push ahead with bold policies. But bills for policy costs will arrive after the election.

2026.5.15

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Bills will come due after local elections

2026.5.14

President Lee Jae Myung speaks at a Cabinet meeting held at the Blue House in central Seoul on May 12, 2026. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

Policy chief's 'public dividend' reports are 'malicious fake news,' says President Lee

President Lee Jae Myung blasted recent news reports claiming that Blue House policy chief Kim Yong-beom called for redistributing chipmaker profits to the public, calling them "fake news."

2026.5.13

Kim Yong-beom, presidential director of national policy, speaks during a meeting in Gwangju on Dec. 17. [YONHAP]

'Don't make small profits from weak won': Senior presidential aide urges top CFOs to cooperate on forex policy

Amid heightened concerns over the weak Korean won, Kim Yong-beom, presidential director of national policy, summoned chief financial officers (CFOs) from the country’s top seven exporters on Thursday and urged their cooperation.

2025.12.19

Kim Yong-beom, the presidential chief of staff for policy, speaks during a briefing at the presidential office in central Seoul on Dec. 5. [YONHAP]

Presidential office to meet with executives of big firms over won's slide

The presidential office will hold a meeting on Thursday with top executives from seven major companies, including Samsung and Hyundai Motor, to discuss measures to respond to the depreciation of the Korean won.

2025.12.18

Korean presidential policy chief Kim Yong-beom speaks at a press briefing at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang, on October 29. [YONHAP]

FX volatility still a concern over $350B U.S. investment despite safeguard measures

The market welcomed the Korea-U.S. agreement capping Seoul’s annual cash investment at $20 billion, a move that removes uncertainty over the foreign exchange market by finalizing the details of the $350 billion trade pact.

2025.10.30

Director of national policy Kim Yong-beom speaks with reporters after concluding a trade negotiation meeting with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick in Washington on Oct. 22. [KANG TAE-HWA]

Korea-U.S. trade negotiations show some progress, but 'not at final stage'

Presidential director of national policy Kim Yong-beom said there was “some progress” in trade negotiations with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Wednesday, but added that the talks were “not at the final stage.”

2025.10.23

National policy director Kim Yong-beom, right, and Industry Minister Kim Jung-kwan walk through the departure gate at Incheon International Airport’s Terminal 2 on Oct. 22 before departing for Washington for additional talks on Korea-U.S. tariff negotiations. [NEWS1]

Officials aim to finalize Korea-U.S. tariff agreement ahead of APEC meeting

Kim Yong-beom, presidential director of national policy, and Kim Jung-kwan, minister of trade, industry and energy, are set to depart for the United States on Wednesday morning to conduct follow-up talks on tariffs and investment.

2025.10.22

Gov't to monitor market volatility as bond yield spread widens

Korea will closely monitor a potential increase in volatility of the financial markets as the yield spread between short- and long-term state bonds is increasing, the vice finance minister said Tuesday.

2021.1.19