Left-leaning election winner has previously made controversial foreign policy statements and could move Seoul closer to Beijing, at a time when North Korea poses a growing threat.

The debilitating political vacuum that has reigned in Seoul since South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol’s impeachment on ...

There are perceptions that South Korean diplomacy oscillates wildly, depending on the ruling party of the day. Read more at ...

Lee Jae-myung, who rose from childhood poverty to become South Korea’s leading liberal politician vowing to fight ...

Lee Jae-myung’s emphatic victory in South Korea’s presidential election offers Asia’s fourth biggest economy the chance of ...

He said in his inaugural address after taking office Wednesday that his government will deal with potential North Korean ...

In his inauguration speech, Lee Jae-myung, South Korea’s newly elected president, pledged to strengthen the nation’s alliance ...

The Japanese government plans to cautiously study the foreign policy of new South Korean president Lee Jae-myung, who has ...

Lee Jae-myung says he will open a communication channel with Pyongyang, and boost trilateral Seoul-Washington-Tokyo ...

Analysts expect Lee Jae-myung’s foreign policy to be marked by pragmatism, but balancing economic and security interests will be challenge.

At first glance, South Korea’s next president will be less Western aligned than the last, emphasising pragmatism over ...