The deadly crash occurred near a busy intersection in front of city hall in central Seoul.
Author: CHOE SANG-HUN
North Korea Says It Tested Multiple-Warhead Missile Technology
The announcement, coming days after Vladimir V. Putin’s visit to Pyongyang, suggests an ambitious attempt to upgrade the North’s nuclear arsenal.
Fire Exposes Harsh Work Conditions Migrants Face in South Korea
Activists say the blaze that killed 23 laborers at a battery plant, most of them from China, shows that such workers need better protection.
Fire at Lithium Battery Plant in South Korea Kills at Least 22
The blaze was one of the country’s deadliest in recent years. Most of the victims were migrant workers from China.
Na Kyung Taek’s Photos Exposed a Bloody Crackdown. His Identity Was a Secret.
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.
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.