The winner of Tuesday’s presidential election in South Korea will take office just a day later, forgoing the usual, two-month transition to serve a full, five-year term at a time when the country ...

Liberal Lee Jae-myung defeated Kim Moon-soo in South Korea's election after Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment, prompting potential ...

Pre-election surveys suggest liberal Lee Jae-myung appears headed for an easy win, riding on deep public frustration over the ...

It has been a turbulent period for South Korean politics, triggered by then President Yoon Suk-yeol’s illegal declaration of ...

Pre-election surveys suggest Yoon Suk Yeol's liberal rival, Lee Jae-myung, appears headed for an easy win, riding a wave of public frustration in the wake of Yoon's martial law debacle.

There will be temptation to continue with the Moon-era progressive foreign policy, but Lee is likely to be more pragmatic ...

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung appointed Yeo Han-koo, a seasoned trade negotiator, as the new trade minister to guide ...

Lee Jae-myung becomes South Korea’s president in a historic election, pledging to restore democracy and heal divisions.

President Lee Jae-myung’s softer North Korea strategy, echoing past failed efforts, is unlikely to succeed. Pyongyang seeks ...

South Korea's conservative candidate Kim Moon-soo is seeking to build momentum in his campaign by pledging economic policies focused on deregulation, a tough line on nuclear-armed North Korea and tax ...

The two Koreas have engaged in psychological warfare since the 1960s, with weapons like huge billboard screens, loudspeakers ...

Millions of South Koreans are voting for a new president in a snap election triggered by the ouster of Yoon Suk Yeol, a conservative who faces a criminal trial over his short-lived imposition of ...