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 ...

Analysts warn that developments in the Second Island Chain - which has seen increased manoeuvring from Washington and Beijing ...

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.

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 ...

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

Diplomats, automakers and other executives from India, Japan and Europe were urgently seeking meetings with Beijing officials ...

A photo of the frontrunner bowing to a Mao Zedong statue? News reports claiming US President Donald Trump endorsed a ...

Asian shares have closed mostly higher while European benchmarks gave up early gains. Oil prices rose and U.S. futures ...