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Soo-hyang Choi
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung in Gyeongju, South Korea, in October last year. The South Korean leader has pursued "pragmatic diplomacy,” seeking warmer ties with China while trying to keep the U.S. close.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 16, 2026
South Korea-U.S. ties hit lowest ebb in years amid intelligence row
Spats spanning from investment deals to intelligence leaks have strained Seoul’s relationship with Washington.
A South Korean military guard post at Imjingak peace park near the Demilitarized Zone dividing the two Koreas, in Paju, South Korea, on Sept. 30.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 7, 2026
North Korea warns South not to cross border by even a ‘millimeter’
South Korea has conducted mine removal operations after three soldiers were injured by a landmine that Seoul said was from North Korea.
The optics of South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, who faces pending cases launched by prosecutors, leading the overhaul of the criminal justice system are feeding into a drop in his public support.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 2, 2026
South Korea’s Lee strips power from prosecutors who indicted him
South Korea’s prosecutors have long been accused of exercising excessive power, but the move has raised concerns it may leave crime victims worse off.
Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and one of the regime's top spokespeople, has described the U.S.-South Korea alliance as being akin to "the relation between master and servant” in reality.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 21, 2026
Kim Jong Un’s sister mocks South Korea as U.S. ‘puppet’ over drill cutback
Kim Yo Jong drew attention to Seoul’s inability to protest even as U.S. President Donald Trump unilaterally curtailed the two countries’ joint military drills.
South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun reaches out to shake hands with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, during their meeting in Seoul on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 21, 2026
South Korea seeks China’s help as Trump pushes for Kim talks
South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun called for China to play a constructive role during a meeting with his Chinese counterpart in Seoul on Wednesday.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen shakes hands with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung next to European Council President Antonio Costa on the day of an EU-South Korea summit in Brussels on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 11, 2026
North Korea will ‘never’ get nuclear recognition, EU and South Korea say
The announcement comes after Chinese leader Xi Jinping skipped any public mention of denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula during his visit to Pyongyang this week.
South Korean protesters wave the national flags outside a vote-counting center in Seoul on Wednesday to call for a rerun of the local elections due to a shortage of ballot papers.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 10, 2026
Young Koreans demand answers on ballot shortage as probe begins
Several polling stations ran short of ballots on election day, forcing some people to leave without voting and others to cast ballots after counting had begun.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung at a news conference in Andong, South Korea, last month. Since winning office, Lee has been riding a wave of support that has consistently hovered around the 60% mark in opinion polls.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 3, 2026
South Korea’s Lee faces first election test one year into office
Though thousands of municipal council seats nationwide are up for grabs, attention will likely focus on 17 governor and mayoral races in South Korea’s biggest cities.
If Chinese President Xi Jinping visits North Korea, as has been reported, it would be his first trip to the reclusive country in seven years.
ASIA PACIFIC
May 21, 2026
Xi may visit North Korea as early as next week, Yonhap says
If it takes place, the visit would be Chinese President Xi Jinping’s first trip to North Korea in seven years as the two countries move to bolster bilateral ties.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at a training base in Pyongyang on March 3, in a photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency.
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 9, 2026
As world focuses on Strait of Hormuz, North Korea tests raft of new weapons
The weapons tests came ahead of a visit by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to the North from Thursday, his first trip to the neighboring country in more than six years.
Cars line up at a gas station in Seoul on March 9.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 30, 2026
South Korea weighs first driving curbs in 35 years on oil crunch
The country has already imposed driving restrictions on civil servants, curbing how often they can access government buildings by car.
A tanker loaded with Saudi Arabian crude arrives at a port in Mumbai, India, on March 12 after transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 16, 2026
South Korea weighs Trump’s request on sending warships to Hormuz
Seoul is wary of getting drawn into the Iran conflict.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un presided over a drill involving 12 600mm-caliber multiple rocket launchers as Washington uses military force against governments it views as hostile.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 15, 2026
North Korea fires missiles in show of force amid U.S. drills
Tensions on the Korean Peninsula come at a volatile moment with Washington using military force against Venezuela and Iran.
Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol in Seoul in September 2022.
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 19, 2026
Ousted South Korea president risks death penalty at martial law ruling
A court is set to deliver a verdict on insurrection charges against former President Yoon Suk Yeol on Thursday.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung's government, which took office in June, has sought to show as much flexibility as possible when it comes to the U.S.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 11, 2025
South Korea’s winning strategy for Trump faces moment of truth
So far, South Korea has largely flown under the diplomatic radar, working mostly behind the scenes with the U.S. without some of the grand gestures seen from other leaders.
South Korea's former first lady Kim Keon Hee, wife of impeached former president Yoon Suk Yeol, arrives at the special prosecutor's office in Seoul on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 6, 2025
South Korea’s former first lady questioned in probe over bribe allegations
Investigators are looking into issues ranging from allegations Kim Keon Hee received a luxury handbag to suspicions she was involved in a stock manipulation scheme.
A container ship approaches the Busan Port Terminal in Busan, South Korea, on July 23. Seoul's trade agreement with the U.S. brings one of the world’s biggest exporters into Washington’s emerging trade framework just a day before the deadline.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 31, 2025
U.S. sets South Korea tariff rate at 15% with energy and shipbuilding investment
The agreement brings one of the world’s biggest exporters into Washington’s emerging trade framework just a day before the deadline.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un attend a state reception in Pyongyang on June 19, 2024.
WORLD
Jun 19, 2025
Russian ties do little for Iran while boosting North Korea
Iran has little to show for its relationship with Moscow as it continues to be pummeled by waves of Israeli attacks.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his daughter Ju Ae attend the launching ceremony of a warship that had been damaged upon its first attempt to launch, in Rajin, North Korea on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 13, 2025
North Korea restores damaged warship and plans to build more next year
Analysts said the relatively fast restoration of the damaged warship signals North Korea’s capability to pursue a quick naval build-up.
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer travels to the resort island of Jeju, South Korea, to join his counterparts at the meeting of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation members on Thursday and Friday.
WORLD / Politics
May 15, 2025
Trade chiefs jostle for time with Greer at APEC meeting in South Korea
Many will seek talks with the U.S. trade representative to try to blunt the impact of U.S. President Donald Trump’s barrage of tariffs.
Two Japanese climbers die on remote Himalayan peak in Nepal
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two Japanese climbers missing for over a week on a remote Himalayan mountain.
Aging Japanese village turns to Peru in search of new residents
Guests from Peru's Belen district interact with a baby in Nanmoku village in Gunma Prefecture.
Budget-friendly restaurant chain Saizeriya succumbs to rising costs
A Tokyo branch of Saizeriya, a chain of family-style Italian restaurants
U.S. has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine and Middle East, sources say
A Ukrainian soldier sets up a Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Oct. 16
U.S. military bans Chinese-made BYD cars from key air base in Okinawa
An F-22 Raptor lands at Kadena Air Base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 9. The base is a crucial hub for U.S. military operations in the region.
A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come
Zookeeper Tetsuo Iso at the site of frantic search for a wild bear in Utsunomiya on June 9. Iso, 65, was asked by the prefectural government to help capture the bear and it was his shot with a tranquilizer gun that put an end to the saga.
How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
What can Asia do to avoid crossing crucial climate tipping points?
Motorists drive through a road covered with smog from wildfires nearby in Ogan Ilir in Indonesia's South Sumatra province on Sept. 25.
91AV原创 permanent residency reform has a glaring blind spot
Japan's immigration reforms risk creating uncertainty by tying permanent residency more closely to language proficiency before clear assessment standards and supporting infrastructure are in place.
Japan weighs how to evacuate thousands of tourists if Mount Fuji erupts
Climbers and visitors gather on the first day of the climbing season at the Fuji Yoshidaguchi Trail, at the fifth station on the slopes of Mount Fuji, in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, on July 1, 2024.

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