PRES. LEE SEES 64% APPROVAL RATING ON STATE AFFAIRS

Hope your workweek is off to a good start.

You're watching Press Perspective for this Monday June 30th here in Seoul.

I'm Min Sunhee.

A new administration has entered the top office and a sense of relative stability appears to have taken shape here in the nation.

For more I have Steven Borowiec with Japanese weekly news magazine Nikkei Asia.

Steven welcome back.

I also have Chloe Borgnon with French broadcaster France 24 with us.

Chloe it's good to have you here.

1) Steven, as I mentioned earlier, 64% of the people here approve of President Lee Ja Myung's handling of state affairs.

What factors do you believe are fueling this favorable finding?

2) Chloe, the Economist recently published an article about the prospects of the new Lee Jae Myung administration putting South Korea back on track.

Do tell us a bit about this coverage, and what are your own observations here?

3) Steven, President Lee's Cabinet nominations have been making quite a bit of headlines.

This being said, do tell us a bit about his Labor Minister nominee, and what are the broader implications of this nomination, do you think?

4) Chloe, the South Korean leader did not attend this year's NATO summit that took place in the Netherlands last week, and a number of foreign media outlets have been siding with his decision to sit out the summit.

First, do explain their stance for us, and again, what are your thoughts?

5) Steven, at this annual security forum, NATO leaders agreed to raise their defense spending to 5% of their GDP over the next decade.

And speaking of defense, the National Interest recently covered Poland's "love" for South Korea's advanced K2 tanks.

Can you tell us more?

Also, what makes this important for South Korea?

6) Chloe, beyond diplomacy and defense, K-entertainment has been making headlines as well.

Squid Game Season Three hit the screens last week.

I hear the response has been mixed?

Have you seen it?

7) Steven, a U.S. animation titled K-POP Demon Hunters has also been receiving rave reviews.

Do explain the hype behind this K-pop-inspired screen production.

8) Chloe, amid the global attention on this animation, some Chinese netizens have reportedly been claiming that K-POP Demon Hunters includes aspects of their culture.

Do you believe raising global awareness about Korean culture and history will serve to address such fallacies?

All right.