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South Korea President Lee's election law violation hearing postponed indefinitely, court says
A Seoul court said on Monday it will indefinitely postpone a trial of President Lee Jae-myung on charges of violating ...
South Korea’s opposition leader Lee wins election as voters punish conservatives after martial law chaos
Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung was sworn in as South Korea’s next president on Wednesday following a dramatic snap election ...
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Signs of convergence on South Korean foreign policy strategy
With a strong mandate for power, South Korea's new President Lee Jae-myung must restore stability in his government's ...
South Korea president calls for measures to respond to rising prices
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung on Monday called for measures to stabilise prices, saying the increasing cost of living ...
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 ...
South Korea elects Lee Jae-myung of the Democratic Party as president in wake of former leader's impeachment
South Korea's voters cast their ballots in a snap presidential election sparked by the impeachment of Yoon Suk Yeol.
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Is Lee Jae-myung South Korea’s latest liberal firebrand or a pragmatic centrist?
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung’s campaign was marked a pragmatic pivot to the centre, but whether he will bridge ...
South Korea’s new leader Lee has lived a turbulent life. Now, big challenges await him
The life of South Korea's new President Lee Jae-myung is full of ups and downs. His family's poverty forced him to work at ...
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, ...