Country: KR | Published: 2026-09-22
South Korea's diplomatic push is grabbing headlines, with President Lee urging Washington to ease North Korea sanctions in exchange for a freeze on nuclear programs, and plans to l
South Korea's diplomatic push is grabbing headlines, with President Lee urging Washington to ease North Korea sanctions in exchange for a freeze on nuclear programs, and plans to lay out a phased denuclearisation pitch at the UN. Pyongyang, meanwhile, is touting a new hypersonic weapons system, keeping security tensions alive alongside the talks. On the domestic front, a Bank of Korea board member said the bank will weigh inflation and growth for possible rate hikes, leaving policy watchers in wait-and-see mode.