At age 14 he was an impoverished factory worker. On Wednesday, he became the leader of one of Asia’s most powerful economies, ...

Lee Jae-myung will be one of the most powerful presidents in decades in South Korea, but he is taking over during a perilous ...

Lee Jae-myung of the Democratic Party takes office Wednesday. His first task: Dealing with the economic fallout of President ...

SEOUL, South Korea — Lee Jae-myung, who rose from childhood poverty to become South Korea’s leading liberal politician vowing ...

Lee Jae-myung, who rose from childhood poverty to become South Korea’s leading liberal politician vowing to fight ...

South Korea’s new President Lee Jae-myung says he’ll pursue dialogue with North Korea while bolstering a trilateral ...

South Korea's voters cast their ballots in a snap presidential election sparked by the impeachment of Yoon Suk Yeol.

Some of the same young people who demonstrated after President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law said they were disappointed ...

Images from the election of South Korea's new president are as peaceful and orderly as you’d expect to see in any vibrant ...

South Koreans headed to the polls in record numbers on Tuesday to vote for a new president exactly six months after the ...