South Korea

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Bitter memories of impunity for U.S. soldiers still rankle even close allies.

Some financial analysts warned that if trade talks between the countries collapse—and tariffs remain high—the global economy could move toward recession.

The Burning Sun investigation has exposed horrors against women—and men getting away with it.

As Seoul targets Japanese businesses, hopes that pragmatism would prevail seem all but erased.

Stuck between Trump and Kim, the South Korean president is still showing the way forward.

Celebrities’ crimes are pushing South Korea’s reckoning with misogyny.

Failure in Hanoi reinforces the need for bolder future commitments to peace.

In countries around the world, progress defies the backlash.

The foundations need to be laid for a long, hard route ahead.

Opponents of an end-of-war declaration are sorely mistaken.

A new book on interrogation during the Korean War sheds light on how the 20th century imagined prisoners of war.

Washington's image of Seoul is stuck in the 1970s. It's time to move on.

Diplomacy is working—for now.

The United States is worried North Korea will pocket goodies from its southern neighbor without giving up its nukes.

Stars like Kris Wu are huge with fans, but sit uncomfortably with macho ambitions.

Current and former U.S. officials say North Korea is dragging its heels, but Seoul and Pyongyang are still talking.

Moon Jae-in is trying for peace on the peninsula. Liberals should have his back.