Gone are the days of Yoon Suk-yeol’s ‘black-or-white world view’, as Seoul’s new administration seeks strategic flexibility.

The election of Lee Jae-myung heralds a foreign policy shift for South Korea as the country seeks to balance its critical U.S. security alliance with a more pragmatic, amicable approach to China.

On Wednesday, Lee Jae-myung of South Korea's majority liberal Democratic Party was elected as the country's 21st president. Against the backdrop of economic recession, diplomatic imbalance and ...

The upcoming Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in South Korea offers President Lee Jae Myung's government a key opportunity to showcase its brand of "pragmatic" diplomacy on the global ...

South Korea’s new Foreign Minister Cho Hyun has set the pursuit of peace on the Korean Peninsula — through the resumption of ...

Foreign Minister Cho Hyun on Thursday held his first phone call with his Japanese counterpart, Takeshi Iwaya, discussing ...

I n his inauguration speech, South Korea’s new president Lee Jae Myung vowed to pursue a “pragmatic” foreign policy based on “a practical, national interest perspective.” While the ...

South Korea’s New Business Diplomacy with North Korea. July 2 ... through pragmatic engagement, ... South Korea could become a case study in how business diplomacy works in complex geopolitical ...

President Yoon Suk-yeol made a successful diplomatic debut at the NATO summit last week by opening the way for security cooperation with the transatlantic alliance. He also made a pitch for ...

STORY: :: June 4, 2025:: Seoul, South Korea:: South Korea's new president promises to 'restore democracy' after martial law fallout:: Lee Jae-myung, South Korea President “It is time to restore ...

South Korea’s central bank last week cut its key interest rate and sharply lowered its growth outlook for 2025 to 0.8%, as it moved to counter Trump’s tariff hikes and weak domestic demand ...