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.
Author: CHOE SANG-HUN
Putin and Kim Jong-un Sign Pact in North Korea
A need for munitions to use against Ukraine is pushing Russia’s leader to deepen his ties with North Korea, raising alarms in the West. The text of the agreement was not immediately released.
North Korea Has Lost ‘Many’ Troops to Mines in DMZ, South Says
North Korean soldiers have been sent into the mine-strewn buffer zone to do construction work since November, the South Korean military said on Tuesday.
Putin to Visit North Korea and Meet With Kim Jong-un
Seeking more weapons for the war in Ukraine, the Russian president plans to return to the country on Tuesday for the first time in nearly a quarter-century.
Why Is North Korea Launching Balloons Carrying Trash?
The unusual offensive, across the world’s most heavily fortified border, is a revival of a Cold War-era tactic. The South has threatened to respond by blasting K-pop.
South Korean Marine’s Death Becomes Impeachment Threat for President
President Yoon Suk Yeol has been accused of intervening in an inquiry into an accidental death during a peacetime search and rescue operation.
North Korea’s Latest Offensive: Dumping Trash on South Korea
The South Korean military said on Wednesday that it found hundreds of balloons carrying garbage from North Korea.
North Korea Launches Long-Range Rocket Carrying Satellite
Kim Jong-un, the leader of North Korea, has made deploying a fleet of spy satellites one of his country’s latest military ambitions.
China, Japan and South Korea Hold Talks Overshadowed by U.S.
In the first trilateral meeting since 2019, the neighbors sought common ground in trade and cultural exchange while tiptoeing around thorny security issues.
Kim Ki-Nam, Chief Propagandist in North Korea for Decades, Dies
Mr. Kim, who served under all three generations of the country’s ruling family, was likened to Joseph Goebbels, Nazi Germany’s propaganda minister.