{
  "id": 15681949,
  "title": "Lee to hold 2nd plenary meeting on deregulation this week",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/lee-to-hold-2nd-plenary-meeting-on-deregulation-this-week-15681949",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-20T01:52:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/politics/20261020/lee-to-hold-2nd-plenary-meeting-on-deregulation-this-week"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President Lee Jae Myung will convene a meeting this week to address regulations and foster advanced industries, his office announced on Tuesday. The second plenary session of the regulation rationalization committee is scheduled for Friday, following the inaugural meeting in April, as per Cheong Wa Dae. The upcoming discussion aims to explore ways to ease regulations in support of the Lee administration's plan for regional growth, as well as its ambition to achieve global leadership in advanced sectors. During the meeting, officials will propose solutions to regulatory hurdles hindering the growth of industries such as robotics, semiconductors, artificial intelligence data centers, self-driving vehicles, and biotechnology. They are also anticipated to deliberate on eliminating superfluous regulations to stimulate the expansion of venture companies. The Friday meeting will convene officials from Cheong Wa Dae and various ministries, including finance, science, interior, industry, health, and labor.",
  "summary": "President Lee Jae Myung will attend a meeting this week aimed at easing regulations to help nurture advanced industries and ensure balanced development, his office said Tuesday. The second plenary meeting of the regulation rationalization committee will be held Friday following the first session in April, according to Cheong Wa Dae. The upcoming meeting is expected to discuss ways to ease…",
  "key_points": [
    "President Lee Jae Myung to hold second plenary meeting on deregulation Friday",
    "Meeting aims to ease regulations for advanced industries like robotics and AI",
    "Officials to propose solutions to regulatory hurdles and eliminate superfluous rules"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Targeting high-tech sectors and venture companies through these sessions signals the administration's shift toward using deregulation as a primary lever for driving both regional growth and global industrial leadership.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Lee to hold 2nd plenary meeting on deregulation this week",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/lee-to-hold-2nd-plenary-meeting-on-deregulation-this-week",
        "published": "2026-10-20T01:33:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Lee to hold 2nd plenary meeting on deregulation this week",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/lee-to-hold-2nd-plenary-meeting-on-deregulation-this-week-15685807",
        "published": "2026-10-20T02:22:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}