{
  "id": 18215727,
  "title": "Despite Lee's hard work, Korea goes nowhere",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/despite-lees-hard-work-korea-goes-nowhere-18215727",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T00:47:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/opinion/20261105/despite-lees-hard-work-korea-goes-nowhere"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President Lee Jae Myung leads a frenetic life, uploading social media posts late at night and making regular appearances at Cabinet meetings. Despite holding the office for only a year and a half, his constant activity seems to have yielded little tangible progress for ordinary Koreans. His ruling party struggles to defend his frequent new initiatives, raising questions about the value of his tireless efforts. The president's unwavering confidence in his judgment, coupled with his refusal to acknowledge inconvenient truths, suggests that diligence alone is insufficient for meaningful change. When a president prioritizes his own political gains over addressing pressing national issues, the entire country may suffer. The stock market serves as a stark example, with Lee himself having shared his own experiences as a stock investor, yet its performance has not improved under his watch.",
  "summary": "President Lee Jae Myung is a remarkably busy man. He uploads social media posts late into the night and constantly issues his instructions to his ministers at the Cabinet meetings livestreamed every Tuesday. Lee has been in office for less than a year and a half, yet it already feels like he has been president much longer. Every day he comes up with something new that his ruling party then…",
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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."
}