Lee, who moderated his rhetoric before assuming office this month, has said pragmatism is key to his diplomacy and he would continue with security cooperation between South Korea, Japan and the U.S.

BEIJING, China — Chinese leader Xi Jinping urged South Korea's new President Lee Jae-myung on Tuesday to work with Beijing to uphold free trade and defend "multilateralism", state ...

The rapprochement between North Korea and Russia has brought immediate benefits to the North Korean leadership. In addition, ...

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

International. A New Beginning For South Korea As Lee steps into office, expectations are high and so are the stakes. His priority will be to unite a divided nation and work on trade negotiations ...

Lee Jae-myung, who won South Korea’s presidential election on Tuesday, ... Yoon Suk Yeol. Mr. Yoon was more confrontational toward North Korea and China, and he improved ties with Japan, ...

Iran's parliament approved a measure to close the Strait of Hormuz, a key global oil shipping route, following US strikes on ...

“I hope to step up cooperation between Japan and South Korea, and trilaterally with the United States, under President Lee Jae-myung on the occasion of the 60th anniversary” of the ...

South Korea has elected liberal Lee Jae-myung as president to lead the country through a tumultuous period that will require negotiating trade tariffs with the U.S. and mending the scars from his ...

The way the Chinese work is that if our president talks to Xi Jinping, they will agree to general principles. Such as “Let’s ...

Asia-Pacific stock markets are seeing mixed trade Friday morning, with investors carefully watching escalating tensions between Israel and Iran and analyzing new economic data from China.

Trump could even declare a new Eurasian “deal of the century,” pursuing joint investments with Japan and South Korea to turn the railway connection between Russia and North Korea—long dormant but ...