Politics Aug 25 WATCH: South Korea’s president compliments Trump’s White House redecorating, asks him to reunify the two Koreas By Seung Min Kim, Associated Press
World Aug 22 How South Korea is navigating the ‘Trump risk’ at key summits in Japan and U.S. South Korea's President Lee Jae Myung faces a pivotal foreign policy test barely two months after taking office, with back-to-back summits in Tokyo and Washington that reflect the wider struggle of U.S. allies to navigate Donald Trump’s unilateral push to redefine postwar orders on… By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press
World Aug 11 South Korea’s president to pardon jailed ex-justice minister South Korea’s president will pardon jailed former justice minister Cho Kuk, cutting short his two-year sentence for falsifying academic records to help his children enter prestigious schools. By Associated Press
World Jun 04 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 five-year term. By Hyung-Jin Kim, Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press
World Jun 03 From childhood poverty to the presidency, South Korea elects liberal who promised to fight inequality and corruption South Korean media outlets including Yonhap news agency and SBS television station report early Wednesday that Lee has won the election. By Hyung-Jin Kim, Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press
Apr 10 South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung announces presidential bid after Yoon’s ouster South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung, widely seen as the front-runner in a presidential by-election triggered by the removal of President Yoon Suk Yeol, officially announced his presidential bid. Continue reading
Jan 02 South Korean opposition leader injured in knife attack By Hyung-Jin Kim, Jiwon Song, Associated Press The attacker approached Lee, saying he wanted his autograph, then stabbed him in the left side of his neck, senior Busan police officer Sohn Jae-han said in a briefing. Continue reading