South Korea's liberal party candidate Lee Jae-myung led with more than 85% of the votes counted in Tuesday's snap presidential election, six months to the day after he evaded military cordons to ...

South Korea's centre-left leader Lee Jae-myung hailed voters' "great decision" as he was declared the winner of a snap presidential election, capping months of political chaos. Six months to the ...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Lee Jae-myung, who rose from childhood poverty to become South Korea’s leading liberal politician vowing to fight inequality and corruption, was elected president ...

Centre-left candidate Lee Jae-myung has been elected South Korea’s next president following Tuesday’s snap election which was called after one of the young democracy’s most turbulent chapters.

The fallout left South Korea in political turmoil, with major implications for its economy and foreign relations. Liberal candidate Lee Jae-myung of the Democratic Party has emerged as the clear ...

The fallout from martial law declaration, which has left South Korea effectively leaderless for the first months of US President Donald Trump's second term, is the top concern for voters, experts said ...

The fallout from martial law, which has left South Korea effectively leaderless for the first months of US President Donald Trump’s second term, is the top concern for voters, experts said.

SINGAPORE: More than 77 per cent of South Koreans have cast their vote for a new president as of 7pm local time (6pm, Singapore time) on Tuesday (Jun 3), according to the country's election ...

The snap vote in South Korea comes after Yoon Suk-yeol's brief and failed martial law bid, which led to the former president's impeachment. South Korea is all set to head to the polls on Tuesday ...

South Korea has elected a new president after months of political turmoil. WSJ’s Korea Bureau Chief explains how Lee Jae-myung could reorient Seoul’s relations with Washington. Photo ...

Lee "is now trying to seize all power in South Korea and establish a Hitler-like dictatorship," Kim told a rally in the southeastern city of Busan. Relations with North Korea remain badly strained ...

All the while, South Korea’s economy has suffered, with US President Donald Trump’s trade war and a potential global recession looming in the background. Two men are each promising to help the ...