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

Lee Jae-myung of the Democratic Party of Korea was elected South Korea's 21st president and subsequently sworn into office.

In his nationally televised inauguration speech at the rotunda lobby hall of the National Assembly, Lee reaffirmed diplomatic ...

Amid U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff pressure, from which seemingly no ally is safe, and China’s increasingly ...

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.

Hours after Lee Jae-myung was sworn in as the president of South Korea early on Wednesday, Chinese President Xi Jinping ...

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

A new government is in place after six months of interrupted democracy. Voters have cast ballots with apprehension and ...

Mr Lee's first day in office was marked by the US doubling of steel and aluminium tariffs coming into effect. Read more at ...

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

As Lee steps into office, expectations are high and so are the stakes. His priority will be to unite a divided nation and work on trade negotiations with the Trump administration.

As far as Koreans are concerned, the chance for their leader to chat with the American president comes not a moment too soon, ...