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Byline: Choe Sang-Hun Donald J. Trump's second term brings uncertainty to the Korean Peninsula as nuclear tensions run high. North Korea's leader may see a chance to re-engage. During his [...]

Donald J. Trump's second term brings uncertainty to the Korean Peninsula as nuclear tensions run high. North Korea's leader may see a chance to re-engage. During his 2024 election campaign, [...]

The launch, into waters west of Japan, came shortly after the United States and South Korea criticized the North for sending troops to join Russia's war. North Korea launched an [...]

The launch, into waters west of Japan, came shortly after the United States and South Korea criticized the North for sending troops to join Russia's war. North Korea launched an [...]

Byline: Choe Sang-Hun The North's nuclear forces have been the focus of global concern. But its conventional military is vast and empowered - even if it is hobbled by shortages, [...]

Byline: Anatoly Kurmanaev and Choe Sang-Hun The invasion of Ukraine has led the Russian leader to jettison cooperation with the West over North Korea's nuclear arsenal in favor of an [...]

The invasion of Ukraine has led the Russian leader to jettison cooperation with the West over North Korea's nuclear arsenal in favor of an ever-deepening military alliance with Pyongyang. Thousands [...]

North Korea's supply of munitions has already been critical to the Russian war effort. Now, its troops appear to be poised to join the fight in Ukraine. Five months ago, [...]

North Korea’s supply of munitions was already critical to Russia’s war effort. Now, its troops have joined the fight. Five months ago, the autocratic leaders of Russia and North Korea [...]

Byline: Choe Sang-Hun Helping Russia in the war is an opportunity for North Korea to test its new weapons, and Ukrainian officials say the North's troops are also gaining direct [...]

Byline: Motoko Rich and Choe Sang-Hun While Han Kang's victory was celebrated as a crowning cultural achievement for her country, her work also represents a form of rebellion against its [...]

Kim Kwang-ho, the former head of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, was the most senior official to face criminal charges over the 2022 disaster that killed 159 people. A South [...]

Helping Russia in the war is an opportunity for North Korea to test its new weapons, and Ukrainian officials say the North's troops are also gaining direct battle experience. The [...]

Byline: Choe Sang-Hun and Chang W. Lee They have become pampered family members in South Korea, which has the world's lowest birthrate and where much of the population lives alone. [...]

They have become pampered family members in South Korea, which has the world's lowest birthrate and where much of the population lives alone. The deceased lay wrapped in a cotton [...]

While Han Kang's victory was celebrated as a crowning cultural achievement for her country, her work also represents a form of rebellion against its culture. The awarding of the Nobel [...]

On paper, five South Korean officials are the governors of North Korean provinces. Their goal is reunification, but fewer and fewer Koreans share it. Sohn Yang-Young was appointed governor of [...]

Byline: Choe Sang-Hun On paper, five South Korean officials are the governors of North Korean provinces. Their goal is reunification, but fewer and fewer Koreans share it. Sohn Yang-Young was [...]

Lee Im-jae, a former district chief, is the most senior official to be convicted in connection with the 2022 disaster that killed nearly 160 Halloween partygoers. A Seoul court sentenced [...]

Park Chae-so was so successful in infiltrating the North that Kim Jong-il, the enigmatic ruler, once gifted him blueberry wine. So why was the celebrated undercover agent later jailed by [...]

Byline: Choe Sang-Hun Park Chae-so was so successful in infiltrating the North that Kim Jong-il, the enigmatic ruler, once gifted him blueberry wine. So why was the celebrated undercover agent [...]

Byline: Choe Sang-Hun Men in chat rooms have been victimizing women they know by putting their faces on pornographic clips. Some Korean women say the only thing new about it [...]

Its leader, Kim Jong-un, visited the factory and urged his country to produce more highly enriched uranium to build 'exponentially' more nuclear weapons. North Korea on Friday revealed a weapons-grade [...]

Men in chat rooms have been victimizing women they know by putting their faces on pornographic clips. Some Korean women say the only thing new about it is the technology. […]

The sales of intelligence agency data raised awkward questions as the nation is expanding military information sharing with the United States. An official at South Korea's top military intelligence agency [...]

A ruling by the Constitutional Court declared the nation's current measures insufficient and a violation of the rights of future generations. A top South Korean court on Thursday ruled the [...]

A ruling by the Constitutional Court declared the nation’s current measures insufficient and a violation of the rights of future generations. A top South Korean court on Thursday ruled the [...]

Washington says it would defend the South against North Korea with nuclear arms, if need be. But more and more people in the South think it should rely on itself. [...]

Washington says it would defend the South against North Korea with nuclear arms, if need be. But more and more people in the South think it should rely on itself. [...]

If accepted, the help could lead to the first official dialogue in years between the two Koreas, which have recently been sending each other trash balloons and propaganda. South Korea […]

Officials found nothing hazardous in the balloons' payloads, as the North's slow barrage of airborne garbage showed few signs of letting up. Weeks into North Korea's campaign of launching balloons [...]

Officials found nothing hazardous in the balloons’ payloads, as the North’s slow barrage of airborne garbage showed few signs of letting up. Weeks into North Korea’s campaign of launching https://www.nytimes.com/article/north-korea-trash-balloons.html [...]

Byline: Choe Sang-Hun Hwang Sunwoo and Kim Hana, who are single and live together, say South Korea's laws should reflect the alternative unions that many of its people have chosen. [...]

The country's Supreme Court said same-sex couples qualify for dependent coverage under the national health insurance, a decision that could have wider ramifications. In a landmark ruling for gay rights […]

Hwang Sunwoo and Kim Hana, who are single and live together, say South Korea's laws should reflect the alternative unions that many of its people have chosen. The event was […]

The country’s Supreme Court said same-sex couples qualify for dependent coverage under the national health insurance, a decision that could have wider ramifications. In a landmark ruling for gay rights [...]

Ri Il-kyu, who fled to South Korea late last year, alleged that two North Korean officials who had been assigned to negotiate with the Trump administration had been punished. Two [...]

Byline: Choe Sang-Hun With the introduction of the pin, Mr. Kim is said to be elevating his personality cult to the level once reserved for his father and grandfather. When [...]

With the introduction of the pin, Mr. Kim is said to be elevating his personality cult to the level once reserved for his father and grandfather. When North Korea's leader, [...]

The North said it tested a missile with a ''super-large warhead'' on Monday. The South has similar missiles, meant to target underground bunkers. North Korea said on Tuesday that it [...]

The North said it tested a missile with a “super-large warhead” on Monday. The South has similar missiles, meant to target underground bunkers. North Korea said on Tuesday that it [...]

Corea del Norte asegura haber probado el lunes un misil con una “ojiva supergrande”. Corea del Sur tiene misiles similares, destinados a atacar búnkeres subterráneos. https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaYKhdv5q08fphYVt40M Corea del Norte informó [...]

The deadly crash occurred near a busy intersection in front of city hall in central Seoul. Nine people were killed when a car crashed into pedestrians near a busy intersection [...]

Byline: Choe Sang-Hun Activists say the blaze that killed 23 laborers at a battery plant, most of them from China, shows that such workers need better protection. They were descendants [...]

The announcement, coming days after Vladimir V. Putin's visit to Pyongyang, suggests an ambitious attempt to upgrade the North's nuclear arsenal. North Korea said for the first time on Thursday [...]

The announcement, coming days after Vladimir V. Putin's visit to Pyongyang, suggests an ambitious attempt to upgrade the North's nuclear arsenal. North Korea said for the first time on Thursday [...]

The blaze was one of the country's deadliest in recent years. Most of the victims were migrant workers from China. A fire at a lithium battery factory near Seoul on [...]

Byline: Choe Sang-Hun Na Kyung Taek's photos bore witness - and helped bring international attention - to the military junta's brutal suppression of a pro-democracy uprising in Gwangju, South Korea, [...]

Byline: David Pierson and Choe Sang-Hun The treaty raises the risk of confrontation in the region and could prompt the United States and its allies to bolster their military presence [...]

Na Kyung Taek's photos bore witness -- and helped bring international attention -- to the military junta's brutal suppression of a pro-democracy uprising in Gwangju, South Korea, in 1980. It [...]