South Korea’s newly elected President Lee Jae-myung took office with a pledge to revive a national economy threatened by Donald Trump’s tariffs just as the US president doubled duties on steel and aluminum,

South Korea’s new President Lee Jae-myung says he’ll pursue dialogue with North Korea while bolstering a trilateral partnership with the U.S. and Japan.

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