President Lee to Return on the 3rd and Head Straight to the Blue House to Review Real Estate and Stock Market Issues

Closed-Door Meeting After Seven-Night, Eleven-Day South America Trip
Work Briefings from 27 Ministries and Agencies on August 4-5

President Lee Jae-myung will return to the Blue House and begin work immediately upon completing his 11-day trip to South America on August 3, 2026, to review domestic issues such as real estate policy and the stock market. After directly addressing livelihood and economic issues that accumulated during his overseas trip, President Lee plans to tighten the reins on state affairs by receiving work reports from 27 government ministries and agencies over the next two days.

President Lee Jae-myung and First Lady Kim Hye-kyung are disembarking from Air Force One and moving after arriving at Frankfurt International Airport in Germany on August 2, 2026 (local time). 2026.8.2 Yonhap News Agency

Kang Yu-jung, Chief Presidential Spokesperson, announced on August 2 that "Upon returning from his 11-day trip to South America, President Lee will go straight to the Blue House to hold a closed-door meeting on domestic matters, including real estate policy and the stock market." During the meeting, President Lee is expected to receive a comprehensive briefing from his advisors on the current conditions in the real estate market, progress in government countermeasures, and movements in the stock market in response to domestic and international variables.

Starting from August 4, President Lee will receive work reports from 27 ministries and agencies across industry and economy, foreign affairs and security, society and culture, and judicial and administrative fields over the following two days. He will review the implementation of each ministry’s major national policy objectives, evaluate policy outcomes, and receive reports on responses to livelihood issues and future action plans.

On the first day, from 2:00 p.m. to 3:40 p.m., the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the Ministry of Climate, Energy and the Environment and the Korea Meteorological Administration, and the Nuclear Safety and Security Commission will present their reports. Key agenda items are expected to include advanced industry competitiveness, trade issues, energy policy, climate crisis response, and nuclear safety management. From 4:20 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., the Ministry of Employment and Labor, the Ministry of SMEs and Startups, and the Korea Fair Trade Commission will report on employment and labor policy, support for small and medium-sized enterprises and small business owners, and measures for establishing fair market order.

On August 5, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:40 a.m., work reports in the field of foreign affairs and national security will be held. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Overseas Koreans Agency, the Ministry of Unification, the Ministry of National Defense, the Military Manpower Administration, the Defense Acquisition Program Administration, and the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs will participate. Then from 2:00 p.m. to 3:40 p.m., the Ministry of Education, National Education Commission, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and the National Heritage Administration will present reports on national tasks and major issues in education and culture.

The final round of work reports will be held from 4:20 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. The Ministry of the Interior and Safety, National Police Agency, National Fire Agency, Ministry of Personnel Management, Ministry of Justice and the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office, Ministry of Government Legislation, and the Office for Government Policy Coordination will participate and present on disaster and security response, public sector innovation, reform of the criminal justice system, legal and institutional improvements, and coordination of national tasks across ministries.

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