Lee says cooperation with US should go beyond alliance to tech, innovation, startups

President Lee Jae Myung said Saturday that South Korea and the United States should advance their ties beyond their time-honored alliance by expanding cooperation into technology, innovation and startups. Lee made the remarks at a meeting in San Francisco with venture capitalists investing in Silicon Valley. The South Korean president arrived here Friday en route to Brazil, the first destination of his three-nation trip to South America. The meeting was attended by executives from six venture ca