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  "id": 12816299,
  "title": "Lee orders Korea not to apply for CPTPP membership this year",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/lee-orders-korea-not-to-apply-for-cptpp-membership-this-year",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T07:32:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/20261008/lee-orders-korea-not-to-apply-for-cptpp-membership-this-year"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "President Lee Jae Myung ordered the government Thursday not to apply for membership to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) this year, his spokesperson said. Lee called for sufficient discussions with farmers and fishermen before deciding whether Korea should join the trade agreement comprising 12 countries, Kang Yu-jung said in a written press…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "(URGENT) Lee orders not apply for Seoul's membership to CPTPP trade pact this year: Cheong Wa Dae",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/urgent-lee-orders-not-apply-for-seouls-membership-to-cptpp-trade-pact",
        "published": "2026-10-08T07:15:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Lee orders Korea not apply for CPTPP membership this year",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/lee-orders-korea-not-apply-for-cptpp-membership-this-year",
        "published": "2026-10-08T08:07:02.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}