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President Lee Jae Myung will launch a YouTube program to explain his state administration and answer public questions, with the first 30-minute episode premiering Thursday, according to Yonhap and KBS World. The program is part of Lee's effort to personally communicate with the people, the senior presidential secretary for public relations and communication said. Separately, Lee's approval rating rose to 41 percent in a Gallup Korea poll, the first time it exceeded 40 percent since late August, Korea Times reports. On dialogue, Unification Minister Chung Dong-young said North Korea is signaling openness to talks with the U.S. if they serve its interests, a day after the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un made remarks, Yonhap reported.