The new South Korean administration will likely make efforts to buy time for U.S. trade talks, as it studies the negotiations ...

South Korea's new President Lee Jae-myung rode a wave of voter anger against the December martial law attempt by his ousted ...

Mr Lee will take office without a usual two-month transition period. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes ...

South Koreans elected Lee Jae-myung as president Tuesday, choosing a liberal whose vision to reshape his nation’s foreign ...

Lee Jae-myung will be one of the most powerful presidents in decades in South Korea, but the country faces deep divisions, along with challenges from the Trump administration.

The debilitating political vacuum that has reigned in Seoul since South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol’s impeachment on ...

South Korea's incoming president Lee Jae-myung assumes office with a bulging in-tray, from a deepening economic slump and ...

With his election victory, President-elect Lee Jae-myung faces the task of turning his "pragmatic diplomacy" vision into ...

With little time to bask in his triumph, South Korean President-elect Lee Jae-myung faces the daunting task of reinforcing ...

Exit polls project a win for the veteran center-left leader—closing a tumultuous chapter in South Korea's politics, writes ...