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South Korean President to visit India Apr 19–21, meet PM Modi to deepen strategic ties| India News

South Korean President to visit India Apr 19–21, meet PM Modi to deepen strategic ties| India News

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South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will visit India next week for talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi aimed at enhancing cooperation in key areas such as trade, shipbuilding, semiconductors and emerging technologies. South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will visit India next week for talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi (REUTERS) Lee is the first South Korean president to travel to India in eight years, and he will be in the country during April 19–21 with First Lady Kim Hea Kyung and a delegation comprising ministers, senior officials and business leaders. This will also be his first visit to India. Lee and Modi will hold discussions on strengthening cooperation in a spectrum of areas, including shipbuilding, trade, investments, AI, semiconductors, critical and emerging technologies and people-to-people ties, the external affairs ministry said on Thursday. They will also discuss regional and global issues. Lee will also meet President Droupadi Murmu and External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar. South Korean National Security Adviser Wi Sung-rak told a media briefing in Seoul that Lee’s visit will bolster South …

South Korea’s acting leader Han Duck-soo steps down, eyes presidential campaign | World News

South Korea’s acting leader Han Duck-soo steps down, eyes presidential campaign | World News

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South Korea’s acting leader Prime Minister Han Duck-soo said Thursday he is resigning to take on “heavier responsibility” as expectation mounted he will run in next month’s presidential election. South Korea’s acting President Han Duck-soo speaks during a press conference in Seoul, South Korea May 1, 2025. (via REUTERS) Han has emerged as a potential conservative standard bearer as the main conservative People Power Party remains in disarray over the recent ouster of President Yoon Suk Yeol. Observers expect Han to officially launch his presidential campaign on Friday. “I have two paths ahead of me. One is completing the heavy responsibility that I handle now. The other is putting down that responsibility and taking a heavier responsibility,” Han said in a nationally televised announcement. “I’ve finally determined to put down my post to do what I can and what I have to help overcome the crises facing us.” Han, who Yoon had appointed prime minister, the country’s No. 2 post, is expected to align with the People Power Party to launch a unified conservative campaign …

South Korean Opposition Leader Lee Jae-Myung In ICU After Knife Attack | Latest Updates

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Published on Jan 03, 2024 08:25 PM IST South Korea’s top opposition leader Lee Jae-Myung is in ICU afer he was stabbed in the neck while talking to reporters in the southern city of Busan. A man from the crowd, who reportedly approached Lee for an autograph, struck a knife through his neck. The stabbing incident has raised questions of the security apparatus of political leaders in the country. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol expressed “deep concern” over the incident, and called for swift investigation.   Source link