Biden seeks deeper ties with South Korea as Yoon is elected president

U.S. President Joe Biden told South Korean President-elect Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday that he looks forward to deepening bilateral cooperation in dealing with North Korea and key global challenges such as the coronavirus pandemic during their first phone call since the Asian country's presidential election.While congratulating Yoon, the South Korean opposition party candidate, on his win in the closely fought race, Biden also affirmed with him the strength of the bilateral alliance, which the White House called "the linchpin for peace, security and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific."The two ag…READ FULL ARTICLE