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  "id": 9250590,
  "title": "South Korea’s Lee, Trump welcome progress in US strategic investment projects",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/south-koreas-lee-trump-welcome-progress-in-us-strategic-investment",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-23T02:06:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Investing.com",
    "slug": "investing-com",
    "url": "https://www.investing.com/news/economy-news/south-koreas-lee-trump-welcome-progress-in-us-strategic-investment-projects-4912022"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and US President Donald Trump met for 30 minutes at the UN General Assembly, discussing strategic investment projects under a $350 billion investment package. The pair welcomed significant progress in their talks, according to South Korea's presidential office. They also agreed to deepen cooperation on various issues, including nuclear fuel enrichment and reprocessing, nuclear-powered submarines, shipbuilding, and the transfer of wartime operational control from the US to South Korea. Trump reaffirmed his willingness to engage in dialogue with North Korea, with both leaders committing to maintaining close communication for a peace process. Lee expressed hope for a successful US-China summit on Thursday, which could impact South Korea-China relations. In a separate conversation, Lee conveyed to Trump his desire for the US president to assist in advancing North Korea engagement, to which Trump pledged to do so. During their summit, Lee and Trump spent considerable time discussing the transfer of operational control (OPCON), with Trump gaining insight into South Korea's position. Both sides emphasized the importance of meeting conditions and completing the process as soon as possible. Progress in discussions on South Korean investments in US projects is believed to have facilitated the summit, which was initially not anticipated.",
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        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "South Korea's Lee, Trump welcome progress in US strategic investment projects",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/south-koreas-lee-trump-welcome-progress-in-us-strategic-investment-9256521",
        "published": "2026-09-23T03:13:26.000Z"
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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."
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