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Can South Korea’s new president get his country back on track?
But that progress was thrown into question last December when Yoon Suk Yeol, then South Korea’s president, briefly imposed martial law. Although he was ultimately impeached, the episode raised troubling questions about the health of the country’s democracy,
South Korea's President Lee departs for G7 summit on first overseas trip
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung departed for Canada on Monday to attend the Group of Seven summit, his first overseas engagement since taking office earlier this month.
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South Korea’s New President Has a Chance to Clean Up
Lee Jae-myung should make it a priority to tackle the roadblocks to renewables that are holding back the energy transition.
South Korea's Lee cites 'inseparable' relationship with Japan in first summit
By Hyunsu Yim and Kantaro Komiya SEOUL/TOKYO (Reuters) -South Korea's new President Lee Jae Myung and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba vowed to deepen a relationship prized by Washington and closely watched by China and North Korea,
G7 Summit: South Korea, Japan take initial step toward renewed ties
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba held their first bilateral summit Tuesday, on the sidelines of the G7 meeting in Toronto.
Posts mislead on South Korean president's status at G7 summit
President Lee Jae-myung is attending the Group of Seven summit in Canada as the leader of an invited country, not as an "observer" as claimed in social media posts. The South Korean government announced that Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney extended the invitation on June 7,
(News Focus) Lee makes diplomatic debut on global stage at G7 summit
President Lee Jae Myung on Tuesday wrapped up his first overseas trip to Canada, where he attended the Group of Seven (G7) summit, making his diplomatic debut on the global stage with a flurry of bilateral summits with world leaders.
Lee, Ishiba agree to resume shuttle diplomacy in first summit at G7
President Lee Jae-myung met with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Kananaskis, Canada on June 17. The meeting marked the first South Korea-Japan summit since Lee took office earlier this month.
Korea’s new president holds talks with relay of leaders at G7, launching summit diplomacy
Korean President Lee Jae Myung held bilateral talks with the leaders of India, Britain, Mexico and Brazil on the margins of the Group of 7, or G7, summit in Canada's resort town of Kananaskis Tuesday,
What to know about South Korea’s approval of new probes into ousted leader Yoon
Just a week into his term in office, South Korea's liberal President Lee Jae-myung has moved against his ousted conservative ...
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South Korea’s New Government
It has been a turbulent period for South Korean politics, triggered by then President Yoon Suk-yeol’s illegal declaration of ...
Japan, South Korea Leaders Vow To Boost Ties Against Nuclear-Armed North
KANANASKIS, Canada - At their first face-to-face meeting on the sidelines of the G7 leaders summit in Canada, the leaders of ...
A look at the key events that triggered South Korea’s snap presidential election
South Korean voters are choosing who will succeed former President Yoon Suk Yeol, who was removed from office over his ill-fated imposition of martial law.
South Korean President Takes Over A Country Deeply Split By Gender Politics
Liberal candidate Lee Jae-myung has won South Korea's snap presidential election with a clear lead. With all of the ballots ...
Digitally altered photo misleads on Trump’s response to South Korea presidential election
A doctored image of US President Donald Trump apparently holding up a message in support of impeached South Korean leader ...
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Commentary: Not even an impeachment could dislodge South Korean right-wing voters
Lee Jae-myung won the South Korean presidency, but the real story is how the conservative bloc stood its ground even after its president was impeached for attempting martial law. Political science ...
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Trump, South Korea's new president agree to make a deal on tariffs that would satisfy both countries
President Donald Trump agreed to quickly work toward a deal on tariffs during his first phone call with South Korean ...
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Months after a martial law crisis, South Koreans vote for a new president
Voting is underway in South Korea to pick a new president. The election is widely seen as a referendum on the impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol and the governing conservative party. Candidate Lee ...
South Korea’s ex-first lady Kim reportedly hospitalised for depression amid criminal probe
South Korean leader apologises over wife’s Dior handbag saga, vows to improve livelihoods South Korean leader apologises over ...