South Korean President Moon Jae-in's approval rating has soared following his third summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. But Moon experienced a similar boost after his first summit, only to see approval dive sharply on domestic issues.
Bruce Harrison reports from Seoul.
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According to a poll by Gallup Korea, President Moon Jae-in's approval rating hit 61 percent.
It was hovering just below 50 percent before he met North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Pyongyang this week.
Kim promised to shut down parts of his nuclear weapons program at the summit.
Moon has made peace on the Korean Peninsula a priority of his presidency. And this year military tensions have been remarkably low.
Moon also championed himself as a jobs president.
But a series of labor reforms, including a minimum wage hike, have hurt his popularity at home.
So Moon will need more than pledges from Kim to keep the public satisfied.
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