Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung was sworn in as South Korea’s next president on Wednesday following a dramatic snap election ...

At age 14 he was an impoverished factory worker. On Wednesday, he became the leader of one of Asia’s most powerful economies, ...

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STORY: South Korea's new liberal president Lee Jae-myung was sworn in on Wednesday, with promises to lift the country out of ...

South Korea's center-left presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung hailed voters' "great decision" as he was poised early ...

South Koreans headed to the polls in record numbers on Tuesday to vote for a new president exactly six months after the ...

The new president will be tasked with pulling the nation out of political turmoil and face a polarized country and world.

After months of political turmoil, Lee Jae-myung, the center-left candidate, is predicted to win the presidential election by a wide margin on Tuesday, according to the results of an exit poll ...

SEOUL, June 3 (Yonhap) -- Voter turnout for South Korea's presidential election has surpassed the 70 percent mark, 10 hours ...

South Korea's centre-left leader Lee Jae-myung hailed voters' "great decision" as he was declared the winner of a snap ...

Vote counting for South Korea's presidential election is underway, with exit polls projecting the Democratic Party's Lee ...

More than 35 million South Korean voters cast their ballots on Tuesday to elect a new President with liberal candidate Lee ...