Yoonjung Seo

2 weeks ago | cnn.com | Brad Lendon |Mike Valerio |Yoonjung Seo

Satellite image showing a damaged North Korean destroyer at the Rajin repair facilities. Maxar Seoul, South Korea CNN  —  North Korea has moved a new warship damaged in a botched launch to a port near the Russian border, a move analysts say could point to a role for Moscow in repairing the vessel.

3 weeks ago | krdo.com | Jessie Yeung |Yoonjung Seo |Gawon Bae |Mike Valerio

By Jessie Yeung, Yoonjung Seo, Gawon Bae, Mike Valerio and Lauren Kent, CNNSeoul, South Korea (CNN) — Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung was sworn in as South Korea’s next president on Wednesday following a dramatic snap election six months after the country’s previous leader declared martial law and plunged the nation into chaos. Official results showed Lee winning by nearly three million votes ahead of his main rival, Kim Moon-soo of the incumbent conservative People Power Party.

3 weeks ago | cnn.com | Jessie Yeung |Yoonjung Seo |Gawon Bae

South Korea's President Lee Jae-myung makes an arm heart gesture following his inauguration ceremony in Seoul on June 4, 2025. Lee Jin-man/AFP/Getty Images Seoul, South Korea CNN  —  At age 14 he was an impoverished factory worker. On Wednesday, he became the leader of one of Asia’s most powerful economies, a US ally and cultural juggernaut. But after sweeping to a decisive victory over conservative rival Kim Moon-soo on Tuesday, Lee Jae-myung faces a daunting task.

3 weeks ago | local3news.com | Jessie Yeung |Yoonjung Seo |Gawon Bae

Se prevé que el líder de la oposición surcoreana, Lee Jae-myung, sea el nuevo presidente tras las elecciones anticipadas de este martes, según una encuesta a pie de urna realizada por emisoras coreanas. La votación se celebró exactamente seis meses después de que el anterior líder del país declarara la ley marcial y sumiera al país en el caos. La encuesta conjunta de KBS, MBC y SBS proyecta que Lee, de 60 años y miembro del liberal Partido Democrático, obtendrá el 51,7 % de los votos.

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Jessie Yeung |Yoonjung Seo |Gawon Bae |Mike Valerio |Lauren Kent

South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung is projected to be the new president following a snap election on Tuesday, according to an exit poll by Korean broadcasters, in a vote held exactly six months after the country’s previous leader declared martial law and plunged the nation into chaos. The joint exit poll from KBS, MBC and SBS projects that Lee, 60, of the liberal Democratic Party, will win 51.7% of the vote.