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South Korean investors bet new president can end market’s long-standing ‘discount’
Successive South Korean presidents have promised to raise the historically low valuations of the country’s listed companies — ...
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 President Could Transform the Korean Peninsula
The debilitating political vacuum that has reigned in Seoul since South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol’s impeachment on ...
South Korea's ruling party delays push to pass controversial bills
South Korea's ruling Democratic Party on Tuesday withdrew a plan to hold a plenary session this week to pass several ...
Opinion: South Korea’s new president has big plans, but can he keep the peace?
South Korea’s newly elected president, Lee Jae-myung, has an almost impossible agenda. He wants to be all things to all sides ...
New South Korean President Lee faces crucial challenges at home and abroad
New South Korean President Lee Jae-myung described his victory as the start of the country’s return to normalcy, after ...
105 South Koreans sue former president for 'emotional damages'
Former Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's declaration of emergency martial law was short-lived. Now 105 citizens are suing him ...
South Korea is voting for a new president after six months of political chaos. Here’s what to know
After half a year of political turmoil, uncertainty and division, South Korea is voting for a new president to succeed Yoon ...
How South Korea’s New President Could Reshape Ties With the U.S.
South Korea has elected a new president after months of political turmoil. WSJ’s Korea Bureau Chief explains how Lee ...
South Korean conservatives looking for rebirth after election loss
South Korea's right is looking to remake itself after a massive defeat in this week's snap presidential election that left it ...