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

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung departed for Canada on Monday to attend the Group of Seven summit, his first overseas engagement since taking office earlier this month.

Lee Jae-myung, has an almost impossible agenda. He wants to be all things to all sides, domestically and internationally.

The debilitating political vacuum that has reigned in Seoul since South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol’s impeachment on December 14 has finally ended. On June 3, Lee Jae-myung won South Korea’s presidential election by a decisive margin.

South Korea’s new President Lee Jae-myung says he’ll pursue dialogue with North Korea while bolstering a trilateral partnership with the U.S. and Japan.

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Lee Jae-myung should make it a priority to tackle the roadblocks to renewables that are holding back the energy transition.

Just a week into his term in office, South Korea's liberal President Lee Jae-myung has moved against his ousted conservative predecessor.

South Korea's new president, Lee Jae-myung, has secured a storming victory, but his honeymoon will barely last the day. The former opposition leader is not getting to enjoy the two-month transition period usually afforded to new leaders, so they can build ...

Lee faces the most daunting set of challenges for a South Korean leader in nearly three decades, ranging from healing a country scarred by the martial law attempt to tackling unpredictable U.S. protectionist moves.

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.