Hyonhee Shin

  • Lee Jae-myung, South Korea’s president, speaks during his inauguration ceremony at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, on Wednesday, June 4, 2025. South Korea’s newly elected President Lee took office with a pledge to revive the nation’s tariff-hit economy and seek dialogue with North Korea to diffuse tensions on the Korean Peninsula. Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesPolitics

    Korea’s Lee urges chaebols to quell distrust, hears trade fears

    By Hyonhee Shin, Shinhye Kang, and others