Morten Soendergaard Larsen

Morten Soendergaard Larsen is a freelance journalist based in Seoul who writes about geopolitics.

Stories by Morten Soendergaard Larsen

Park Sang-Hak, an activist and defector from North Korea, scatters anti-Pyongyang leaflets as police block his planned rally near the tense border on a roadway in Paju, north of Seoul, on Oct. 22, 2012.

He Sends Up Balloons, and North Korea Wants Him Dead

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Morten Soendergaard Larsen

June 29, 2020, 11:21 AM

Lee Yong-soo, a South Korean victim of Japanese wartime sexual slavery, looks at her supporters during a demonstration in front of the national parliament in Tokyo on Aug. 10, 2005.

Victim of Wartime Sexual Slavery Points Finger at Korean Aid Agency

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Morten Soendergaard Larsen

May 29, 2020, 2:12 PM

Seoul commuters wear protective masks as they crowd on an escalator and stairs after getting off the subway during rush hour on May 11.

Coronavirus Resurgence in South Korea Reignites Homophobia

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Morten Soendergaard Larsen

May 13, 2020, 2:49 PM

People wearing masks in Seoul

South Korea Tries a Tentative Reopening—and Pays for It

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Morten Soendergaard Larsen

May 11, 2020, 5:22 PM

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un waits before meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Joint Security Area of the Demilitarized Zone separating North and South Korea on June 30, 2019.

The Curious Case of the Maybe Dead Dictator

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Morten Soendergaard Larsen

April 21, 2020, 12:14 PM

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