Lee Jae-myung will be one of the most powerful presidents in decades in South Korea, but the country faces deep divisions, along with challenges from the Trump administration.

Lee Jae-myung was a child laborer with an arm deformity. He attempted suicide. He later made his way through university and ...

The U.S. ally has been without a permanent leader since late last year, when then-President Yoon Suk Yeol was impeached over ...

South Korea has elected a new president after months of political turmoil. WSJ’s Korea Bureau Chief explains how Lee ...

SEOUL, South Korea — (AP) — Lee Jae-myung, who rose from childhood poverty to become South Korea's leading liberal politician ...

The election comes nearly two months after president Yoon Suk Yeol was removed from office following his impeachment for ...

U.S. stocks are gaining ground, and financial markets worldwide are holding relatively steady as the wait continues for more ...

Exit polls project a win for the veteran center-left leader—closing a tumultuous chapter in South Korea's politics, writes ...

The takeover of an iconic U.S. company has resurfaced tensions and could have impacts on corporate Japan and its willingness ...