A new style, tariff trouble, and no mention of Yoon: key takeaways from two hours with South Korea’s new president

Lee Jae Myung shows no sign of grandeur, cutting very different figure to impeached predecessor Yoon Suk Yeol

SearchSupport usPrint subscriptionsNewslettersDownload the appSearch jobsDigital ArchiveGuardian LicensingAbout UsThe Guardian appVideoPodcastsPicturesInside the GuardianGuardian WeeklyCrosswordsWordiplyCorrectionsTipsSearch input google-search SearchSearch jobsDigital ArchiveGuardian LicensingAbout UsUSUS politicsWorldClimate crisisMiddle EastUkraineSoccerBusinessEnvironmentTechScienceNewslettersWellness The South Korean president, Lee Jae Myung, delivers a speech peppered with personal anecdotes at a press conference to mark his first 30 days in office. Photograph: Kim Min-Hee/AFP/GettyView image in fullscreenThe South Korean president, Lee Jae Myung, delivers a speech peppered with personal anecdotes at a press conference to mark his first 30 days in office. Photograph: Kim Min-Hee/AFP/GettySouth KoreaA new style, tariff trouble and no mention of Yoon: key takeaways from two hours with South Korea’s new presidentLee Jae Myung shows no sign of grandeur, cutting very different figure to impeached predecessor Yoon Suk Yeol

South Korea’s president, Lee Jae Myung, has given his first big press conference, a month after winning an election in a country shaken by a brief declaration of martial law imposed by his now-impeached predecessor, Yoon Suk Yeol.