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The National Assembly, the ministries, and the people who run them.

A man sits at a hearing table behind a nameplate reading Dr. Cha while speaking into a microphone.

Trump May Be Ready to Simply Accept North Korea as a Nuclear State, CSIS Expert Says

By Korea First Staff

Wrapped artworks and a wooden crate sit on a gallery floor as camera crews film in the background.

China Warns Gwangju Biennale's Taiwan Pavilion Name Could Spark Another THAAD-Style Standoff

By Korea First Staff

President Lee Jae-myung sits beside a bespectacled man indoors as others stand in the background.

Behind the Feud: Why Lee and Chief Justice Cho Are Really Fighting Over a Court Seat

By Korea First Staff

A grid of six official portrait photos shows the ministerial nominees named in President Lee's cabinet reshuffle.

Lee Reshuffles Cabinet, Nominates Six Ministers Including Youngest-Ever Pick

By Korea First Staff

A man in a suit walks briskly away from a car with an escort behind him outside a courthouse.

Lee Rejects Chief Justice's Supreme Court Pick, Opening Rare Rift Between Branches

By Korea First Staff

National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac speaks at a podium marked Cheong Wa Dae during a press briefing.

Top Security Adviser Says Any US-North Korea Talks Must Deliver Real Progress on Nuclear Issue

By Korea First Staff

Constitutional Court justices sit side by side on the bench beside the national flag in the main courtroom.

Constitutional Court Rules Korea Must Let Foreign Children Register Their Births

By Korea First Staff

Foreign Minister Cho Hyun and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio shake hands in front of South Korean and American flags.

Seoul and Washington Pledge Close Coordination as North Korea Diplomacy Heats Up

By Korea First Staff

Investigators examine debris and equipment near a stone wall under palm trees at a search site in Jeju.

Body Found in Jeju Believed to Be Missing Woman, Police Cite No Signs of Foul Play

By Korea First Staff

President Lee Declares Special Disaster Zones in Flood-Ravaged Geoje and Tongyeong

President Lee Declares Special Disaster Zones in Flood-Ravaged Geoje and Tongyeong

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President Trump speaks at a lectern in the White House with an aide standing behind him.

Denuclearization Is Off the Table, a Veteran Korea Adviser Argues

By Korea First Staff

President Lee Jae-myung presides over a senior secretaries meeting with staff seated at a long table at the presidential office.

Seoul Welcomes Trump's Summit Push While Pyongyang Keeps Its Guard Up

By Korea First Staff

South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi shake hands in front of the South Korean and Chinese flags.

China's Top Diplomat Pitches Beijing as a Steady Hand on the Korean Peninsula

By Korea First Staff

Military vehicles covered in green tarps sit lined up behind a chain-link fence at a base.

Shortened War Games Leave Korea's Wartime Command Handover in Doubt

By Korea First Staff

President Lee Jae-myung speaks at a meeting in a yellow jacket before the national flag.

Why Lee Wants Korea to Take Back Wartime Command Before His Term Ends

By Korea First Staff

President Lee Jae-myung delivers a speech at a lectern before a blue and purple backdrop.

On Liberation Day, Lee Offers North Korea Talks to End the War and Freeze Its Nukes

By Korea First Staff

President Lee Jae-myung speaks at a meeting, hands clasped, before the presidential standard.

Lee Pushes Selective Enlistment to Build a Smaller, Tech-Heavy Military

By Korea First Staff

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Inside One Broker's Network Smuggling Defectors and Their Money Past a Hardening Border

By Korea First Staff

President Lee Jae-myung stands between US Ambassador Michelle Steel and her husband before the Korean flag and the presidential standard.

Lee Receives New US Envoy's Credentials, Hoping Steel Becomes a Strong Bridge

By Korea First Staff

President Lee Jae-myung speaks at a meeting in front of a large image of Gwanghwamun gate.

Prosecution Reform and Housing Taxes Drag Lee's Approval to a Record Low

By Korea First Staff

President Lee Jae-myung speaks into a microphone at a meeting with the national flag behind him.

Facing a Youth Revolt, Lee Orders a Rushed Review of ISA and Marriage Policies

By Korea First Staff

A man in a dark suit walks through a hotel lobby.

Why the US Is Unlikely to Bring Tactical Nuclear Weapons Back to Korea

By Korea First Staff

President Lee Jae-myung rests a hand near his face with a pensive expression during a meeting.

Lee's Approval Sinks to a New Low as Housing and Markets Rattle Voters

By Korea First Staff

President Lee Jae-myung stands with his spouse, who wears a hanbok, hands over their hearts at an event.

In Frankfurt, Lee Casts Korean Firms and Residents as a Bridge to Germany

By Korea First Staff

President Lee Jae-myung and his spouse walk down the aircraft stairs onto a red carpet on returning to Korea.

Lee Comes Home With Deals Abroad and a Long List of Problems Waiting

By Korea First Staff

President Lee Jae-myung shakes hands with Argentine President Javier Milei between the two nations' flags at the Casa Rosada in Buenos Aires.

Korea and Argentina Pledge Deeper Ties on Lithium and Oil as Lee Ends South America Tour

By Korea First Staff

President Lee Jae-myung speaks at a lectern during a gathering with the Korean community in Santiago.

In Santiago, Lee Recalls Chile as the Country That Signed Korea's First Trade Deal

By Korea First Staff

US Ambassador Michelle Steel smiles at a lectern before American flags at the US Mission in Seoul.

New US Ambassador Michelle Steel Calls the Korea Alliance One of the World's Strongest

By Korea First Staff

Commuters watch a television news report on Yoon Suk-yeol's election-law verdict at a station in Seoul.

Ousted President Yoon Convicted Under Election Law, Leaving His Party a 27 Million Dollar Bill

By Korea First Staff

Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon stands outdoors in a dark suit and green tie.

A Five-Term Seoul Mayor's Career Now Rests on an Appeal

By Korea First Staff

A man walks through the glass entrance of a government building as officials look on.

Investigators Raid Election Commission Over Alleged Doctoring of Turnout Figures

By Korea First Staff

President Lee Jae-myung speaks at a public forum on housing policy, seated before a microphone.

Lee Floats a Steep Rise in Property Holding Taxes to Cool Housing Speculation

By Korea First Staff

Deputy Defense Minister Kim Hong-cheol speaking into a microphone at a policy forum, with Korean flags and a banner behind him

Defense Official Pushes to Merge the Three Service Academies Before Korea Takes Wartime Command

By Korea First Staff

Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon in a dark suit and green tie walking through a courthouse corridor amid aides and security

Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon Fined Over Polling Costs, and the Amount Could Cost Him His Office

By Korea First Staff

President Lee Jae Myung and First Lady Kim Hea Kyung seated together at a table decorated with flowers during an official event

President Lee Sells Seongnam Apartment for 2.9 Billion Won After Five Months on the Market

By Korea First Staff

Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back seated at a government meeting table with a microphone and laptop in front of him

Defense Minister Rejects Claims Over a Gap in His 1980s Service Record

By Korea First Staff