The initial round of Cabinet appointments announced by the presidential office on Monday reflected the administration’s urgency regarding responding to diplomatic and national security issues such as ...

Before the events of 3 December 2024, South Korea's new president Lee Jae–myung's path to power was littered with obstacles.

Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru and South Korean President Lee Jae-myung have canceled their plans to attend the NATO ...

Lee Jae-myung, South Korea’s new president, at a post-election rally with his wife, Kim Hye-kyeong. Jun Michael Park for The New York Times. Lee Jae-myung receiving flowers as he takes the stage.

By Satyaki Chakraborty Lee Jae Myung of majority Liberal Democratic Party was sworn in as the new President of South Korea ...

Red tape and structural bottlenecks are the greatest obstacle to energizing South Korea’s moribund economy. Lee has called for over 50,000 GPUs to boost the nation’s AI industry, while in ...

Attendees at a reception last week by the South Korean Embassy at Tokyo’s New Otani Hotel, held to celebrate the sixtieth ...

A liberal lawyer has ousted South Korea's troubled ruling party's presidential candidate on Tuesday, ending months of political instability that began with a botched declaration of martial law.

Roiled by political upheaval since ousted leader Yoon Suk Yeol’s disastrous martial law declaration, South Korea is looking for stability. But is Lee Jae Myung the steady hand the country needs?