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Opinion: South Korea’s new president has big plans, but can he keep the peace?
Lee Jae-myung, has an almost impossible agenda. He wants to be all things to all sides, domestically and internationally.
South Korea's Lee plans to hold bilateral talks at G7 summit, his office says
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung plans to hold bilateral talks with the leaders of countries attending the G7 summit, ...
New South Korean President Lee faces crucial challenges at home and abroad
New South Korean President Lee Jae-myung described his victory as the start of the country’s return to normalcy, after ...
He survived an assassination attempt. Now South Korea’s new president must heal divisions and tread cautiously with Trump
At age 14 he was an impoverished factory worker. On Wednesday, he became the leader of one of Asia’s most powerful economies, ...
Foreign Affairs9d
South Korea’s New President Could Transform the Korean Peninsula
The debilitating political vacuum that has reigned in Seoul since South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol’s impeachment on ...
South Korea’s new President Lee vows to pursue talks with North and bolster ties with US and Japan
South Korea’s new President Lee Jae-myung says he’ll pursue dialogue with North Korea while bolstering a trilateral ...
Trump, South Korea's new president agree to make a deal on tariffs that would satisfy both countries
South Korea's new President Lee Jae-myung said he and President Donald Trump agreed to quickly work toward a deal on tariffs in their first phone call since Lee's election victory.
How South Korea’s New President Could Reshape Ties With the U.S.
South Korea has elected a new president after months of political turmoil. WSJ’s Korea Bureau Chief explains how Lee ...
Where South Korea’s New President Stands on Trump and North Korea
Facing a complex set of thorny challenges at home and abroad, Lee Jae-myung says he will deal with them with “pragmatism.” ...
South Korea's new president has a Trump-shaped crisis to avert
South Korea's new president, Lee Jae-myung, has secured a storming victory, but his honeymoon will barely last the day. The ...
The New York Sun9d
South Korea’s Leftist New President Presses Cases Against His Predecessor and Others on the Right
The national assembly passes bills calling for investigations of Yoon Suk-yeol’s abortive attempt at imposing martial law ...
South Korea's new President Lee vows to revive democracy from 'near demise'
South Korea's new liberal President Lee Jae-myung pledged on Wednesday to raise the country from what he described as the ...