Liberal Wins South Korean Presidency As Opponents Concede
Moon Jae-in, a lawyer, former student protester and son of North Korean refugees, vows to hold talks with North Korea and improve the South Korean economy.
North Korea
Giving Up Nuclear Weapons: It's Rare, But It's Happened
President Trump is calling on North Korea to relinquish its nuclear arsenal. History suggests that's unlikely. Only one country has built its own nukes, and then given them up.
North Korea Says It Has Detained A Fourth U.S. Citizen
North Korean state media says authorities have detained Kim Hak Song, an employee of a university in Pyongyang, on suspicion of hostile acts against the country.
Leading South Korean Presidential Candidate Moon Aims To Negotiate With North
Liberal human-rights lawyer Moon Jae-in holds a double-digit lead in polls heading into Tuesday's vote. He says he would seek a less confrontational stance toward North Korea, a big change in policy.
In North Korea's Capital, More Abundance Than Expected In Everyday Life
A local version of Spam. Smartphones, or two, for everyone. Amid escalating U.S.-North Korea tensions, former journalist Jean Lee visits Pyongyang and finds that, at least there, life has improved.
Korean Village's Message To THAAD Missile Defense System: 'Go Away'
From a golf course in South Korea, the U.S. can now shoot down North Korean missiles. But residents don't want a missile defense system in their backyard — and neither does China.
North Korea Pens Singular, Scathing Criticism Of Its Singular Ally, China
The country's state-run news agency issued a rare broadside against Beijing, its most important trade partner and ally, for "its reckless act of chopping down the pillar of the DPRK-China relations."
Parade Floats And Altered K-Pop Songs Mark South Korea's Coming Election
With tensions rising over North Korea's nuclear program, you might expect a kind of panic in South Korea. But there's an altogether different scene happening in Seoul ahead of the election.
A Chinese Border City Gives Tourists A Glimpse Of Life In North Korea
From Dandong, across the Yalu River from North Korea, middle-class Chinese tourists can buy North Korean cigarettes and souvenirs, and gaze through binoculars at North Korean farmers plowing fields.
North Korea Says Detained American Had Intended To 'Subvert The Country'
Tony Kim, an accounting instructor in his 50s, was detained at Pyongyang's airport in April. At least two other Americans are known to be held in North Korea, sentenced to prison and hard labor.