The new president will also need to contend with President Donald Trump’s volatile approach to U.S. allies and his perception that South Korea is a “money machine.” He has demanded that ...

President Lee Jae-myung has pledged to tackle the economy and improve relations with North Korea after his swearing-in. South Korean President Lee Jae-myung takes an oath during his inauguration ...

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June 4 (Reuters) - 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 ...

Lee Jae-myung, the tenacious left-leaning maverick who became South Korea’s new president on Wednesday, has spent a lifetime picking himself off the canvas to fight again. Lying on a hospital ...

Humanitarian aid organization World Vision Korea is the first nonprofit to sell crypto in South Korea after the country ushered in new rules around institutional crypto trading. World Vision Korea ...

SEOUL, South Korea — An exit poll by South Korea's three major broadcasters showed left-leaning Democratic Party candidate Lee Jae-myung winning Tuesday's snap presidential election by a landslide.

By Choe Sang-Hun Reporting from Seoul Lee Jae-myung, who won South Korea’s presidential election on Tuesday, will take office as one of the most powerful leaders the country has chosen in recent ...

South Korea's former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, pictured, has been slapped with a travel ban, along with ex-Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok [File: Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters] Published On 27 May 202527 ...

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South Korea earned a US$55.6 billion surplus from trade with the US in 2024, up 25 per cent from 2023 and a record high, according to Korea Customs Service data.

Japan experienced annual growth rates averaging around 10 percent from the 1950s through the 1970s, while South Korea achieved similar rates from the 1960s to the 1980s. The economic model behind ...