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President Lee Jae Myung has instructed officials to prepare thoroughly for changes in the external environment following last week's U.S. midterm elections, to minimize their impact on the domestic economy, KBS World reports. Lee also said Korea will continue to closely cooperate with the U.S. administration while seeking to expand bipartisan support in Congress, according to the Korea Times. Korean experts and officials note the Democrats' sweeping victory has raised pressure on firms like Coupang to broaden its U.S. lobbying strategy beyond Republican allies, and some analysts see increased chances of another Trump-Kim summit as Pyongyang may view Trump as weaker. Meanwhile, Seoul stocks opened sharply lower on AI fears after the midterms, and gold investment has drawn renewed interest as domestic stocks tumbled.