[2025-12-17]President Lee Jae-myung Holds Summit with Laos President

President Lee Jae-myung and Laos President Thongloun Sisoulith agreed to elevate bilateral relations to a comprehensive strategic partnership during their summit.
The two countries plan to establish a hotline and sign a police cooperation MOU, expanding cooperation in infrastructure, key minerals, and climate change response.
Additionally, they signed the Korea-Laos judicial cooperation treaty and extradition treaty, and renewed the MOU on labor permit system.

[2025-12-17]President Lee Jae-myung Announces First Budget for AI Era

President Lee Jae-myung emphasized the importance of the first budget for the AI era in his 2026 budget speech.
Next year’s government R&D budget has been confirmed at a record high of approximately 35.5 trillion won.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs plans to allocate 261.7 billion won for R&D in the agricultural and food sectors, focusing on smart agriculture and green bio industries.

[2025-12-17]Government Adds Four Tasks to Super-Innovation Economy Project

The government has added four tasks to the super-innovation economy project: superconductors, K-bio, K-digital healthcare, and K-content.
The Ministry of Economy and Finance announced the fourth implementation plan at the Industrial Competitiveness Enhancement Ministers’ Meeting on the 16th.
With this announcement, all 20 tasks of the 15 leading super-innovation economy projects have been confirmed.