Activists are using balloons to send leaflets across the border denouncing Kim Jong-un. To keep the peace, South Korea wants to stop them.
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North Korea Cuts Off All Communications Lines to South Korea
The North’s leadership says it will now treat the South as an “enemy,” the latest sign of chilling relations between the two Koreas.
‘We Are Not Learning Lessons’: South Korea Mourns an Avoidable Disaster
Major fires, many of them linked to lax safety standards, have plagued South Korea for decades. The latest, on Wednesday, killed 38.
Fire at Construction Site Kills 38 in South Korea
The blaze comes as President Moon Jae-in has struggled to make good on his pledge to put an end to the man-made disasters that have convulsed the country.
In South Korea Vote, Virus Delivers Landslide Win to Governing Party
President Moon Jae-in’s left-leaning alliance in South Korea won a historic majority in Parliament thanks in part to the country’s largely successful handling of the coronavirus.
North Korea Fires Missiles Before South Korea’s Election
The tests of short-range missiles came a day before South Korea holds parliamentary elections amid the coronavirus pandemic.
South Korea Goes to the Polls, Coronavirus Pandemic or Not
The outbreak has disrupted global political calendars, but the country’s early parliamentary voting so far has been smooth — and heavily regulated.
Suspect Held in South Korean Crackdown on Sexually Explicit Videos
Cho Joo-bin was accused of blackmailing dozens of young women, including at least 16 minors, into making sexually explicit video clips of themselves.
South Korean Leader Said Coronavirus Would ‘Disappear.’ It Was a Costly Error.
Opposition politicians are vowing to make what they call Moon Jae-in’s incompetence the top election issue for April 15 parliamentary polls.
In Coronavirus Crisis, Korean City Tries Openness, a Contrast to China
Even in the center of the outbreak in Daegu, officials are not restricting the movement of people, which could be a template as the virus moves around the globe.