SEOUL -- Yoon Suk-yeol was sworn in as South Korea's president on Tuesday, opening a new era for a country facing threats from North Korea's military, an economic slowdown and high inflation.
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Yoon Suk-yeol is sworn in as South Korea's new president in Seoul on May 10. © Yonhap/EPA/Jiji
SEOUL -- Yoon Suk-yeol was sworn in as South Korea's president on Tuesday, opening a new era for a country facing threats from North Korea's military, an economic slowdown and high inflation.