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South Korea’s new President Lee to restart talks with North, bolster ties with US and Japan
Lee Jae-myung says he will open a communication channel with Pyongyang, and boost trilateral Seoul-Washington-Tokyo ...
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South Korea’s new president vows to pursue talks with North Korea and bolster ties with U.S., Japan
President Lee Jae-myung said he'll pursue pragmatic diplomacy and boost a trilateral Seoul-Washington-Tokyo cooperation based on the South Korea-U.S. alliance. Lee won a snap election Tuesday for a ...
South Korea’s Lee rides voter anger to victory. Now he faces tough policy test
The United States on Tuesday announced it would skip doubling steel and aluminum tariffs for Britain, hours after the UK ...
South Korea has endured 6 months of political turmoil. What can we expect in Lee's presidency?
Images from the election of South Korea’s new president are as peaceful and orderly as you’d expect to see in any vibrant democracy ...
Liberal Lee Jae-myung wins South Korean presidency, ending months of political turmoil
The U.S. ally has been without a permanent leader since late last year, when Yoon Suk Yeol was impeached over his botched ...
Outspoken liberal leader Lee elected South Korea’s president, closing period of political tumult
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Lee Jae-myung, who rose from childhood poverty to become South Korea’s leading liberal politician ...
Outspoken liberal leader Lee elected South Korea's president, capping political tumult
SEOUL, South Korea — (AP) — Lee Jae-myung, who rose from childhood poverty to become South Korea's leading liberal politician ...
South Korea’s opposition leader Lee wins election as ruling party’s Kim concedes
Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung is on course to be South Korea’s next president following a snap election, with official ...
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.” ...