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 ...

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.

Facing a complex set of thorny challenges at home and abroad, Lee Jae-myung says he will deal with them with “pragmatism.” ...

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 ...

SEOUL, South Korea — Lee Jae-myung was a child laborer with an arm deformity. He attempted suicide. He later made his way ...