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Prime Minister Kim Min-seok speaks at a data production and management ministers meeting in Jongno District, central Seoul on May 28. [NEWS1]

Gov't establishes data-related ministerial meeting

The government has established a meeting of ministers related to data production and management to make it a decision-making body on related issues so as to promote cooperation and coordinate interests between ministries.

2026.5.28

Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae bows on the tarmac at Daegu International Airport on May 19 ahead of the Korea-Japan summit talks. [YONHAP]

Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi heads home after summit with Lee

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi headed home on Wednesday after a two-day visit to Korea's Andong, North Gyeongsang, the hometown of President Lee Jae Myung, where the two held a bilateral summit.

2026.5.20

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President Lee Jae Myung, left, and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi pose for a photo during a drumming session at Nara, Japan, on Jan. 13. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

Takaichi mulls Andong visit this month to continue shuttle diplomacy with Lee: sources

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is considering a visit to Andong in North Gyeongsang in May to hold a summit with President Lee Jae Myung as part of their ongoing shuttle diplomacy, diplomatic sources said Wednesday.

2026.5.6

Prime Minister Kim Min-seok speaks during the fifth meeting of the emergency economic headquarters at the government complex in Seoul on April 15 to discuss the government's response to the Middle East crisis. [NEWS1]

Prime minister urges crackdown on hoarding of critical medical supplies and feedstocks

Prime Minister Kim Min-seok instructed the government on Wednesday to crack down on the hoarding of critical items, such as medical syringes and petrochemical feedstocks, amid supply concerns stemming from the war in Iran.

2026.4.15

Funeral wreath outside the Wando Daeseung Hospital, where the funeral for the two firefighters who passed away trying to extinguish the fire at a freezer is taking place, on April 13 [JOONGANG ILBO]

South Jeolla community mourns two firefighters killed in blaze amid calls for better staffing

Tears filled funeral halls in Wando County on Monday as mourners paid tribute to two firefighters killed while battling a blaze at a seafood cold-storage warehouse.

2026.4.13

Prime Minister Kim Min-seok, right, poses for a photo with Michael Harris, vice chief of the New York Stock Exchange, during their meeting at the government complex in Seoul on March 23, 2026, in this photo released by Kim's office. [YONHAP]

Prime Minister Kim meets with NYSE vice chairman in Seoul

Prime Minister Kim Min-seok met with the vice chief of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Monday to discuss ways to deepen cooperation and further advance capital markets.

2026.3.23

Prime Minister Kim Min-seok attends a task force meeting at the government complex in central Seoul on March 10, to advance Korea's efforts to host a UN hub for artificial intelligence-related projects. [YONHAP]

Korea's prime minister set to visit U.S., Switzerland to promote Korea's bid to host UN hub

Prime Minister Kim Min-seok is set to depart Thursday for the United States and Switzerland to promote Korea's bid to host a UN hub for projects related to AI, his office said.

2026.3.12

Former Prime Minister Lee Hae-chan in 2025. [YONHAP]

Presidential aide departs for Vietnam to support ex-Prime Minister Lee in critical condition

A senior presidential aide departed for Vietnam on Saturday to support former Prime Minister Lee Hae-chan, who remains in critical condition after suffering a heart attack during an official visit to Ho Chi Minh City.

2026.1.24

Prime Minister Kim Min-seok and U.S. Vice President JD.Vance pose for a photo at the White House in Washington on Jan. 23. [PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE]

Prime Minister Kim, U.S. Vice President Vance discuss Coupang, North Korea in Washington meeting

Prime Minister Kim Min-seok met with U.S. Vice President JD Vance in Washington on Saturday, discussing Coupang's data leak and potential ways to improve relations with North Korea.

2026.1.24

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi answers questions from Yoshihiko Noda, leader of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP), regarding her policy speech at the House of Representatives of the National Diet in Tokyo on Nov. 4. [AFP/YONHAP]

Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi signals work on new fiscal target

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Monday she would instruct her Cabinet in January next year to start work on setting a new fiscal target extending through several years.

2025.11.10