It was the latest in a series of increasingly provocative weapons tests in recent weeks, and drew condemnation from Japan and the United States.
Author: CHOE SANG-HUN
Why Couldn’t South Korean Officials Stop the Halloween Disaster?
An analysis, based on official documents and parliamentary testimony, reveals that authorities in South Korea missed crucial chances to prevent a crowd crush that would kill 158 people.
North Korea Sees New Opportunities in ‘Neo-Cold War’
Kim Jong-un has launched a record number of missiles this year, hoping to leverage the tension between the United States and China, and to exploit hostilities toward Moscow.
North Korea Launches More Missiles
Tensions further escalated on the divided peninsula, with Washington deploying supersonic B-1B bombers for the first time in years as part of a military exercise.
North Korea Launches 23 Missiles, Triggering Air-Raid Alarm in South
People on an island took cover as one missile landed near South Korean territorial waters. The South responded by firing three missiles of its own.
Pleas for Help Went Unheeded for Hours in Deadly South Korea Crush
Transcripts of desperate emergency calls exposed the failure of the government response, and contradicted official claims about when the disaster was first reported.
South Korea Halloween Deaths Were ‘Absolutely Avoidable’ Disaster, Experts Say
Days after the deaths of more than 150 young people, officials were still struggling to explain what exactly went wrong and who was to blame.
Survivor of Seoul Halloween Crowd Surge Describes Chaotic Scene
One teenager and her friend were engulfed by the crowd but managed to crawl out, were pulled into a tavern by adults, then escaped by inching along alley walls.
At Least 2 Killed in a Halloween Crowd Surge in South Korea
Images showed firefighters carrying what looked like bodies covered with white sheets on stretchers to ambulances in the popular Itaewon neighborhood in Seoul.
South Korea Gets Squeezed Between the US and China
The intensifying rivalry between Washington and Beijing is causing jitters in South Korea, where security ties and economic priorities are not always aligned.