Busan became the stage for a rare political showdown on Wednesday as both current President Lee Jae Myung and former President Park Geun-hye campaigned in the key battleground city just a week ahead of the June 3 local elections.

President Lee Jae Myung cast Busan and the broader southeast as the launchpad for South Korea’s next leap as a maritime power, invoking late conservative Presid

Busan became the stage for a rare political showdown on Wednesday as both current President Lee Jae Myung and former President Park Geun-hye campaigned in the key battleground…