President Joe Biden’s trip to South Korea is going to test the tough talk on China by the newly elected president of the county. Yoon Suk-yeol faces a tough balancing act between maintaining strong ties with the U.S., while China remains its largest trading partner.
SEOUL—South Korea’s new president Yoon Suk-yeol said on Tuesday that North Korea’s weapons programs pose a threat but that he is ready to provide an “audacious” economic plan if the North is committed to denuclearization. Yoon gave the remarks in his inauguration speech after being sworn in at a ceremony in Seoul. He won a […]
SEOUL, South Korea—South Korea’s incoming president said Sunday he will abandon the mountainside presidential palace of Blue House and establish his office at the Defense Ministry compound in central Seoul to better communicate with the public. The plan drew backlash from critics of the relocation plan, who warned that a hasty movement of top government […]
