The 30-minute call comes as Lee, a liberal from South Korea's Democratic Party, seeks to ease tensions on the Korean ...

China has traditionally viewed North Korea as a security buffer and an ideologically aligned neighbor it can dominate.

"This is gravely concerning," said William Alberque, a former director of NATO's Arms Control, Disarmament and WMD ...

As South Korea's election nears, Lee Jae-myung's approach to U.S.-China relations sparks debate, highlighting the ...

Lee Jae-myung is taking action to ease tensions between South Korea and China, hoping to enlist the latter's help improving relations with North Korea.

The new South Korean president, Lee Jae-myung, calls himself a foreign policy “pragmatist”. He says he is driven by South ...

South Korea suspended its propaganda loudspeaker broadcasts across the border to North Korea, officials said Tuesday, in a ...

There are perceptions that South Korean diplomacy oscillates wildly, depending on the ruling party of the day. Read more at ...

Lee Jae-myung’s inauguration speech was a sign of the diplomatic maneuvering he will need to pull off to navigate relations with ... with its arch enemy, North Korea, to bring peace to the ...

But Lee has not convinced all who are weary of his view on U.S. relations ... in sending funds to North Korea in violation of U.N. sanctions, and his deference to China has been nothing short ...

Both of the main candidates support the alliance with the United States, but the front-runner favors diplomacy with North Korea and China to improve strained relations. By Choe Sang-Hun Reporting ...