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South Korea’s Yoon ends first year as president with diplomatic wins, but challenges remain
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South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol (right) and Japanese PM Fumio Kishida at a joint press conference in Seoul on May 7.
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SEOUL - Shortly before his first anniversary in office, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol pulled off two major feats.
In Washington late in April, he charmed the Americans by speaking and singing in fluent English, while strengthening South Korea’s position as an ally of the United States.
