Published: 13 Nov 2025

Authors: Lee Jaehyon|Ko Youngkyung

After all the political dramas—martial law, street protests, and the impeachment of former president Yoon Seok-yeol—that have unfolded in South Korea since December last year, a sense of normalcy returned when Lee Jae-myung won the presidential election in June this year. After a few months of addressing domestic and immediate neighbour issues, such as those related to the Korean Peninsula and the four major powers (the United States, China, Japan, and Russia), it is time for Lee’s administration to focus on the future. The ASEAN Summit with South Korea at the end of October in Kuala Lumpur was timely for President Lee to present his vision for cooperation with ASEAN.

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