President Yoon Suk Yeol's battle to reform a South Korea beset with structural problems under the specter of an increasingly aggressive neighbor to the North

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SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol recently began practicing golf, for the first time in eight years, in preparation for future meetings with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, Yoon's office confirmed on Tuesday.

President Yoon Suk Yeol spoke to Newsweek's Chief Executive Officer Dev Pragad, Global Editor in Chief Nancy Cooper and Senior Global Affairs Editor Matthew Tostevin in Seoul. The text of the interview below has been lightly edited for clarity and concision.

A little more than a week after the U.S. presidential election, world leaders are still trying to figure out what a second Trump administration means for them. In South Korea, expectations are mixed.

South Korean media said Yoon visited a golf course on Saturday for a sport his office said he had last played in 2016.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is taking up golf after years away from the game to prepare for future encounters with US President-elect Donald Trump, his office said Wednesday.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has dusted off his golf clubs in an attempt to forge a bond with President-elect Donald Trump, an avid lover of the game.

He hasn’t played in eight years, but Yoon Suk-yeol is working on his golf swing in the hope of a round or two with Trump, his office said.