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Yi Whan-woo

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Oct 1, 2026
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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Yi Whan-woo

    President keeps NK dialogue push amid DMZ mine dispute - The Korea Times (opens the original)

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    President Lee Jae Myung pledged Thursday to continue taking practical steps to reduce military tensions with North Korea and urged Pyongyang to join efforts to restore dialogue. The message, delivered in his Armed Forces Day address, signaled that Lee intends to keep his engagement policy intact despite renewed friction over the latest land mine incident in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). “The knots in inter-Korean relations are extremely complex, but we will steadily, patiently strive to untie th

  2. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Yi Whan-woo

    President appoints economic growth secretary as new policy chief - The Korea Times (opens the original)

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    President Lee Jae Myung appointed senior presidential secretary for economic growth Ha Joon-kyung as his new policy chief, Cheong Wa Dae said Thursday. Ha, an economist who has served in the presidential office since the Lee administration took office, will oversee a broader range of economic and social policies in his new role. Ha replaces Kim Yong-beom, who stepped down as policy chief last month amid criticism over the introduction of high-risk single-stock leveraged exchange-traded funds and

  3. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Yi Whan-woo

    Korean films on modern history walk line between fact, fiction - The Korea Times (opens the original)

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    The controversy surrounding the historical thriller “The Assassin(s)” is the latest example of how Korean films depicting the country’s turbulent modern history can become flashpoints far beyond the cinema. From military dictatorships and political assassinations to Cold War operations, filmmakers have repeatedly faced disputes over how far artistic license can stretch when stories involve real people and events. Reactions have ranged from accusations of ideological bias and historical distortio

  4. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Yi Whan-woo

    Seoul, Kyiv at odds over secret deal on NK POW transfer - The Korea Times (opens the original)

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    South Korea and Ukraine are locked in an unusual diplomatic dispute over the transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war (POWs) to Seoul, with the two governments giving conflicting accounts of whether they had agreed to keep the move confidential. The dispute escalated, Sunday, as Cheong Wa Dae demanded an official explanation and apology from Kyiv, four days after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy unexpectedly disclosed the transfer during his address to the U.N. General Assembly in Ne

  5. Article · Sep 23, 2026 · Yi Whan-woo

    [COVER STORY] President puts multilateralism at center of diplomacy on North Korea, Hormuz issue - The Korea Times (opens the original)

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    President Lee Jae Myung has placed multilateralism at the center of his foreign policy at a time when North Korea refuses to engage South Korea and his government faces pressure to join a U.S.-led military mission in the Strait of Hormuz. His emphasis on multinational engagement with Pyongyang, including Beijing, has come as the reclusive regime continues to refuse to communicate with Seoul and while the anticipated Washington-Pyongyang dialogue has not resumed. Lee’s call for an alliance with o

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