Tensions Between North and South Korea Stem From Decade-Old Border Dispute

27 octobre 2026 à 17:00

A heated disagreement over recent land mine explosions is part of the legacy of the truce that halted the Korean War 73 years ago.

North Korean soldiers working on a barbed-wire border fence, as seen from an observation deck in Gimpo, South Korea, on Monday.

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Kim Jong-un Makes First Visit to China in Over a Year

Par : Choe Sang-Hun and Chris Buckley

24 octobre 2026 à 21:14

The North Korean leader crossed the border on a newly opened bridge for the trip, as the two countries move to deepen ties.

The North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, waved as he walked along the New Yalu River Bridge, in a photograph released by North Korean state media on Saturday.

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Arms Race Intensifies in Korea as the North Is Emboldened by Russia Alliance

Par : Choe Sang-Hun

23 octobre 2026 à 01:13

A rare escalation this month exposed the increasingly lethal arsenals the two Koreas are building up across the world’s most heavily fortified border.

A photograph provided by North Korean state media showing the leader, Kim Jong-un, and his daughter, Kim Ju-ae, overseeing the firing of an intermediate-range missile from the country’s east coast during a drill in October.

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North Korea and China Open Their Biggest Border Bridge

Par : Choe Sang-Hun

15 octobre 2026 à 00:42

The long-delayed opening of the New Yalu River Bridge comes as the two countries expand trade despite international sanctions imposed on North Korea.

The New Yalu River Bridge seen from Dandong, China, on Thursday, the day it opened.

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‘The Assassin(s)’ Movie Fuels South Korea’s Culture Wars

Par : Choe Sang-Hun

14 octobre 2026 à 01:22

The film, “The Assassin(s),” revisits a 1974 shooting that has spawned J.F.K.-style conspiracy theories, exposing divides over the country’s history.

Park Chung-hee, a South Korean military dictator, and his wife, Yook Young-soo, in 1964.

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‘The Assassin(s)’ Movie Fuels South Korea’s Culture Wars

Par : Choe Sang-Hun

14 octobre 2026 à 01:22

The film, “The Assassin(s),” revisits a 1974 shooting that has spawned J.F.K.-style conspiracy theories, exposing divides over the country’s history.

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South Korea Recalls Envoy From Ukraine in Dispute Over North Korean POWs

Par : Choe Sang-Hun

8 octobre 2026 à 08:55

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine revealed last month that two POWs defected to South Korea. South Korea accused him of breaking a confidentiality agreement.

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