At age 14 he was an impoverished factory worker. On Wednesday, he became the leader of one of Asia’s most powerful economies, ...

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung departed for Canada on Monday to attend the Group of Seven summit, his first overseas ...

South Korea’s new President Lee Jae-myung says he’ll pursue dialogue with North Korea while bolstering a trilateral ...

President Lee had promised to break that streak, but has launched his own probe into his predecessor.Despite pleas for ...

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

SEOUL — Presidents Trump and Lee Jae-myung are now on speaking terms. Prodded by Mr. Lee’s staff, Mr. Trump finally called Mr ...

South Korea's new president, Lee Jae-myung, has secured a storming victory, but his honeymoon will barely last the day. The ...

South Koreans headed to the polls in record numbers on Tuesday to vote for a new president exactly six months after the ...

South Korea has elected a new president after months of political turmoil. WSJ’s Korea Bureau Chief explains how Lee ...

South Korea's new liberal President Lee Jae-myung pledged on Wednesday to raise the country from what he described as the ...

South Korea’s liberal opposition candidate Lee Jae-myung was elected president early Wednesday, a victory that would cap ...

South Korea's new President Lee Jae-myung said he and President Donald Trump agreed to quickly work toward a deal on tariffs in their first phone call since Lee's election victory.