He served as the Washington, D.C. Correspondent, Tokyo Correspondent, International News Editor, and Editorial Writer at The Chosun Ilbo, South Korea’s leading newspaper. He also worked at TV Chosun as Political Editor and Anchor of its flagship evening news program News 9, as well as the current affairs program Lee Ha-won’s Current Affairs Q. He published seven books.
- 『Successful Diplomacy, Failed Diplomacy』
- 『Exploring Japan in the Reiwa Era』
- 『The Quantum Jump of the Samurai and the Yankee』
- 『Xi Jinping and Obama』
- 『To Understand the World, Read Washington』
- 『Ban Ki-moon: Quiet Passion』 (co-author)
- 『The Two Koreas and the United States: A Changing Triangular Relationship』