President Lee Jae Myung's visit is expected to spotlight trade, alliance costs and North Korea as he seeks to set the tone with Trump's second-term White House.

As South Korean President Lee Jae-Myung prepares to meet his American counterpart Donald Trump, he would face his first major foreign policy test, i.e. balancing ties with the US and China

President Lee Jae Myung, left, and first lady Kim Hea Kyung arrive at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Aug. 24 from Tokyo to begin a three-day trip to the United States for a bilateral summit with U.