For K-pop to grow as a global industry, Korea must expand its performance infrastructure, foster balanced development across the arts and provide decisive government support — without control or interference, said President Lee Jae Myung during a televised appearance on the Arirang TV special “K-pop: The Next Chapter,” which aired on Wednesday.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's sister repeated her dismissal of Seoul's outreach efforts, saying that South Korea "cannot be a diplomatic partner."

SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, who has been seeking to improve strained relations with Pyongyang, ordered on Monday his cabinet to prepare a partial step-by-step implementation of existing agreements with North Korea.

Preorders for postage stamps celebrating President Lee Jae Myung's 100th day in office sold out on the first day of sales, according to Korea Post said on Wednesday.

President Lee Jae Myung (left) and first lady Kim Hea Kyung on Aug. 15 hold a certificate of appointment they received from 80 leading public figures at the "people's appointment ceremony" under the theme "80 Years of Liberation, Building the Future with National Sovereignty" at Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul. (Office of the President)

President Lee Jae Myung discussed reforms aimed at separating the prosecution's investigative and indictment functions with the new head of the Democratic Party (DP), the ruling party said Wednesday.