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Repeated misjudgments in appointments risk alienating public sentiment. Now is not the time for the Lee administration to ...
An old video of South Korean President Lee Jae Myung trying to suppress a laugh has resurfaced in posts falsely claiming it ...
This also marks the first tripartite agreement between labor, management and public interest groups in 17 years.   The Minimum Wage Commission finalized the 2026 minimum wage on Thursday at 10,320 ...
South Korea’s presidential election result was never really in doubt. The real question is which version of Lee Jae-myung will now govern the highly polarized nation of 50 million.
Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party head, was attacked by a 66-year-old man in the city of Busan, the police said. Mr. Lee is now recovering from surgery. By Choe Sang-Hun ...
SEOUL, South Korea — Images from the election of South Korea's new president, liberal Lee Jae-myung, are everything you’d expect to see in one of the world’s most vibrant democracies. Peaceful.
People cheer as they watch the inauguration ceremony of South Korea's President Lee Jae-myung outside the National Assembly in Seoul on June 4, 2025.
Less than a month into his new administration, South Korean President Lee Jae-myung has reversed some of his predecessor’s North Korea policies, a sign of more changes to come for two countries ...
Lee Jae-myung and Kim Moon-soo represent the opposite sides of a country polarized over former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s use of martial law and his ouster. By Choe Sang-Hun May 11, 2025 ...