President Donald Trump is hosting Lee Jae Myung, the new president of South Korea, at the White House on Monday for talks expected to center on trade and defense. The first in-person meeting between the two leaders could help flesh out details of a July trade deal between the two countries that has Seoul investing hundreds of

U.S. President Donald Trump launched criticism at South Korea on Monday, just hours before a summit with its new President, Lee Jae Myung, as conflict over defense spending and trade tests the two countries' decades-old alliance.

WASHINGTON/SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's new president, Lee Jae Myung, will face a pivotal moment on Monday when he meets U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington for their first summit, as the countries' decades-old alliance strains to confront rapid geopolitical changes.