The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Friday.
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■ (LEAD) president-constitutional revision
(LEAD) Lee calls for constitutional revision to reflect spirit of democratization
(ATTN: UPDATES with more remarks from 5th para; ADDS photos)
SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung on Friday called on the National Assembly to push for a constitutional revision, saying the spirit of the country's democratization movements should be reflected in the Constitution.
Lee made the call in a speech at a ceremony marking the 47th anniversary of the 1979 Busan-Masan pro-democracy protests against then President Park Chung-hee's dictatorship, also known as the Buma uprising.
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20261016005951315?section=national/politics
President Lee Jae Myung delivers a speech at a ceremony in the southeastern city of Busan on Oct. 16, 2026, marking the 47th anniversary of the 1979 Busan-Masan pro-democracy protests. (Pool photo) (Yonhap)
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■ Main opposition slams gov't over S. Korea-U.S. gap on OPCON transfer
SEOUL -- The main opposition People Power Party (PPP) on Friday criticized the government over what it called apparent differences between South Korea and the United States on the transfer of wartime operational control (OPCON), calling it a "serious diplomatic blunder."
The criticism came after U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) Commander Gen. Xavier Brunson said earlier this week that "conditions have changed" and that calls for new standards in the OPCON transfer, citing North Korea's recent missile launches.
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20261016004300315?section=national/defense
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■ S. Korea, U.S. hold first 2+2 meeting of finance, monetary policymakers
BANGKOK -- South Korea and the United States held their first "two-plus-two" meeting of finance and monetary policymakers on the sidelines of a Group of 20 (G20) ministerial gathering to strengthen coordination in responding to external uncertainties, the finance ministry said Friday.
Finance Minister Lee Hyoung-il and Bank of Korea (BOK) Gov. Shin Hyun-song met with U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh and U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary Francis Brooke in Bangkok, where the G20 finance ministers' meeting was taking place, according to the Ministry of Finance and Economy.
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20261016008400320?section=search
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■ Gender minister urges scrapping non-punishment clause for domestic violence
SEOUL -- Gender Equality Minister Won Min-kyong on Friday called for abolishing a legal provision that bars punishing perpetrators of domestic violence if the victims do not wish punishment.
Under the current law, authorities cannot punish domestic violence offenders if victims express opposition to punishment. Critics have said the provision has led offenders to pressure victims to settle cases.
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