U.S. President Donald Trump and South Korea's new president Lee Jae-myung agreed to work toward a swift trade deal in their first phone call since Lee was elected, Lee's office said on Friday. "The two presidents resolved to make an effort to reach a satisfactory agreement on tariff consultations as soon as possible,

South Korea’s new President Lee Jae-myung says he’ll pursue dialogue with North Korea while bolstering a trilateral partnership with the U.S. and Japan.

Facing a complex set of thorny challenges at home and abroad, Lee Jae-myung says he will deal with them with “pragmatism.”