Delegates from more than 170 countries are working to salvage a treaty that would tackle the growing problem of plastic pollution.
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World Seeks an End to Plastic Pollution at Talks in South Korea
Many nations hope to reduce the half a billion tons of plastic made each year. But pushback from plastic and oil producers, and Donald Trump’s election, could scuttle an agreement.
Lee Jae-myung, South Korea Opposition Leader, Is Stabbed
Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party head, was attacked by a 66-year-old man in the city of Busan, the police said. Mr. Lee is now recovering from surgery.
South Korea Braces for Typhoon Khanun as It Barrels Over Japan
The storm, which battered Okinawa last week, engulfed the southern Japanese island of Kyushu on its way toward the Korean Peninsula.
U.S. Nuclear-Capable Sub Visits South Korea
The submarine made a port call as part of Washington’s effort to show its commitment to defending its East Asian ally.
North Korea Launches Ballistic Missile Off Its East Coast
The exercise was Pyongyang’s first ballistic missile test in nearly four months and came days after the U.S.S. Ronald Reagan arrived in a South Korean port.
Scenes From the Aftermath of Typhoon Hinnamnor
The storm swept past South Korea’s southeastern corner, causing at least three deaths, sparking a fire at a steel plant and leaving tens of thousands without power.
South Korea Is Spared as Typhoon Hinnamnor Makes Swift Exit
The storm brought heavy rain and blackouts near the southern coast, but its fast pace kept the country from experiencing the severe damage caused by floods in August.
Scenes from the Aftermath of Typhoon Hinnamnor
The storm swept past South Korea’s southeastern corner, causing at least two deaths, sparking a fire at a steel plant and leaving tens of thousands without power.
Decades After a ‘Living Hell,’ Korean Victims Win a Step Toward Redress
Brothers Home was supposed to help get people off the streets, but a government commission has confirmed its role in detentions and other abuses was a “grave human rights violation by the state.”