Also known as: President Lee Jae Myung
South Korean President who told Trump at G7 that sanctions on North Korea are ineffective.
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Citizen Digital
… President Lee Jae Myung blamed the failure on "incompetent people" promoted to leadership in a statement alluding to "loyalty and factionalism" tainting recruitment at the sport's top level. …
Police raid South Korea FA in probe into World Cup coach appointmentCitizen Digital
… The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO)'s announcement came a day after President Lee Jae Myung asked authorities to treat the heatwave "as a national disaster" and "make every effort to swiftly implement necessary measures" to protect lives. …
South Korea pro baseball league cancels games over heatwaveCitizen Digital
… President Lee Jae Myung blamed the failure on "incompetent people" promoted to leadership in a statement which did not name Hong, but alluded to "loyalty and factionalism" tainting recruitment at the sport's top level. …
South Korea coach Hong grilled by MPs over World Cup flopCitizen Digital
… The semiconductor boom has boosted South Korea's tax revenue -- prompting President Lee Jae Myung to describe it as a "golden window" for fresh investments. …
Samsung records quarterly operating profit of Ksh.8T on AI boomThe Standard
… Subscribe to our newsletterSouth Korean President Lee Jae Myung said last week that US counterpart Donald Trump had told him it was time to "pay attention to the North Korea issue".He told reporters he had told Trump at a meeting of the G7 in France that sanctions on the North we …
North Korea's Kim vows to accelerate military buildupThe Standard
Audio By VocalizeCloser ties between Moscow and Pyongyang have rendered sanctions imposed on North Korea over its nuclear programme "ineffective", South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on Friday. …
South Korean leader says he told Trump sanctions on North are 'ineffective'Citizen Digital
… South Korean President Lee Jae Myung expressed regret earlier this year after an investigation found government officials had sent drones into the nuclear-armed North in January. …
South Korea's ex-president gets 30-year jail term over North Korea drone incidentThe Standard
… Subscribe to our newsletterHowever, it triggered protests, sent the stock market plunging and caught key allies like the United States off-guard.Yoon is facing multiple legal cases, and Lee Jae Myung was elected president after months of political chaos in the country. …
South Korea's ex-president gets 30 years over North Korea drone incidentThe Standard
… While other world leaders, such as the UK’s Keir Starmer and South Korea’s Lee Jae Myung, have recognised the urgency of accelerating the renewable energy shift for economic security, East African leaders still leap at fossil fuel deals as if they were economic lifelines, and not …
Africa should stop betting on fossil fuels in the age of clean energyCitizen Digital
… Voters on Wednesday cast ballots for mayors and governors in 16 major cities and provinces in a contest widely seen as a report card on President Lee Jae Myung’s administration and a test of whether conservatives could regroup after the fallout from former President Yoon Suk Yeol …
Shortage of ballot papers sparks protests in South Korea's local electionsSouth Korean police conducted search and seizure operations at the Korea Football Association's offices, investigating allegations of "obstruction of business" in the recruitment of former coach Hong Myung-bo, who resigned in June after the national team was knocked out at the group stage of the World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada.
6 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
South Korean police conducted search and seizure operations at the Korea Football Association's offices, investigating allegations of "obstruction of business" in the recruitment of former coach Hong Myung-bo, who resigned in June after the national team was knocked out at the group stage of the World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada.
6 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
South Korea's professional baseball league cancelled all games scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday amid a record-setting heatwave with temperatures peaking at 42.5°C, citing risks to players and fans as extreme temperatures persist.
5 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Former South Korea men's national team coach Hong Myung-bo told lawmakers he took "full responsibility" for the team's failure to advance from the group stage at the 2026 World Cup, after resigning following their elimination by South Africa. Hong appeared at a parliamentary hearing on the Korea Football Association while facing criticism from fans and pundits.
30 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
South Korean technology giant Samsung Electronics posted a 19-fold jump in second-quarter operating profit, reaching 89.5 trillion won, driven by strong demand for memory chips used in AI data centres. The company's revenue rose 130 percent year-on-year to 171.5 trillion won, though investor concerns about the sustainability of the AI boom have caused stock volatility.
30 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to beef up defence capabilities, citing military modernisation efforts by South Korea and the United States as pushing the Korean peninsula "to the brink of a nuclear war", state media reported.
23 June 2026 · The Standard →
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung told US President Donald Trump at a G7 summit that sanctions and pressure on North Korea are not working, citing military cooperation between North Korea and Russia stemming from the Ukraine war as the reason for diminished sanctions effectiveness.
19 June 2026 · The Standard →
South Korea's former president Yoon Suk Yeol was sentenced to 30 years in prison on June 12, 2026, for sending military drones into North Korea in October 2024. Prosecutors argued the drone flights, which Pyongyang said included dropping propaganda leaflets, were aimed at creating a pretext for his controversial December 2024 declaration of martial law.
12 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A South Korean court sentenced ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol to 30 years in prison for sending military drones into North Korea, ruling he intended to provoke Pyongyang to justify his martial law declaration in 2024. The drone flights sparked anger in North Korea, which accused the South of dropping propaganda leaflets.
12 June 2026 · The Standard →
An opinion piece argues that recent deadly protests over fuel prices in Kenya, Comoros and Mozambique underscore Africa's vulnerability to global oil price shocks, particularly as major East African economies import nearly all their refined petroleum; the writer urges the region to shift to clean energy solutions.
8 June 2026 · The Standard →
South Korea's National Election Commission announced an investigation into ballot paper shortages that occurred during local elections for mayors and governors in 16 major cities and provinces on Wednesday, drawing public anger and protests as voters faced long waits or left without casting ballots.
4 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
South Korea and the U.S. discussed potential changes in how parts of the heavily fortified border with North Korea are managed at recent defence talks in Washington, with Seoul's defence ministry reporting "progress" but denying reports of joint or divided control of the Demilitarized Zone.
22 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Naegohyang Women's FC will become the first North Korean sports team to visit South Korea since 2018, playing Suwon FC Women on May 20 in the Asian Champions League semi-finals. The delegation of 27 players and 12 staff will arrive May 17 at Incheon airport.
4 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
South Korean police are investigating medical device distributors suspected of hoarding syringes, as US-Israeli strikes on Iran and closure of the Strait of Hormuz disrupt naphtha supplies essential for petrochemical production. South Korea has imposed a ban on hoarding syringes and needles to prevent shortages.
28 April 2026 · Citizen Digital →
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to help Russia achieve victory in Ukraine, which he called a "sacred" war. According to state media, Pyongyang has sent missiles, munitions and thousands of troops to assist Russia, and Moscow is providing financial aid, military technology, food and energy in return.
27 April 2026 · The Standard →