KCCI Des Moines

North Korean soldier defects to South Korea across the rivals' heavily fortified border

A North Korean soldier defected to South Korea across the rivals' heavily fortified border on Sunday, South Korea's military said.The military took custody of the soldier who crossed the central ...
The New York Times

North Korea Flaunts New Missiles in Parade With Chinese and Russian Officials

The parade, held in North Korea’s capital to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the ruling Workers’ Party, gave its leader a chance to show off his growing power. By Choe Sang-Hun Reporting from Seoul ...
CBS News

North Korea exhibits new long-range missile at a military parade celebrating Kim Jong Un

At a massive military parade attended by foreign leaders, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un rolled out his nuclear-armed military's most powerful weapons, including a new intercontinental ballistic ...
The Diplomat

Is North Korea a Strategic Cyber Threat to Europe?

On October 1, the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) published its annual Threat Landscape 2025 report, outlining “the most prominent cybersecurity threats and trends the EU faces in the ...
The New York Times

South Korea Targets Cambodia’s Scam Industry After Kidnappings, Torture and a Death

South Korea’s efforts are part of a widening international crackdown on criminal groups running online fraud schemes from Southeast Asia. By John Yoon and Francesca Regalado Reporting from Seoul South ...
UPI

North Korea unveils 'most powerful' new ICBM at military parade

SEOUL, Oct. 11 (UPI) --North Korea showed off its new Hwasong-20 intercontinental ballistic missile at a military parade, state-run media reported on Saturday, touting it as the North's "most powerful ...
CNN

As its ruling party turns 80, an emboldened Kim Jong Un shows off North Korea’s new hypersonic weapon, ICBM

North Korea showed off a new hypersonic glide vehicle and intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) at a military parade late Friday, as it marked 80 years of the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea. The ...
Sports Illustrated

How to Watch South Korea vs. Brazil on TV, Live Stream

Hong Myung-bo (left) comes face to face with one of the best managers of all time on Friday. / Omar Vega/Getty Images, Marco Galvao/Sports Press Photo South Korea and Brazil continue their ...
Wall Street Journal

South Korea Ordered 12 New Vessels from a U.S. Shipyard. Now Comes the Hard Part.

China’s fleet of warships is eclipsing the U.S. As tensions between the two global powers grow, the U.S. is looking to South Korea, one of its biggest allies in Asia, to help increase its battleship ...
The Diplomat

The Price of Beauty: How South Korea’s Standards Drive Growth and Inequality

South Korea’s beauty industry has broken out of its domestic shell to become a global juggernaut. In 2024, Korean cosmetics exports surpassed $10.2 billion, marking a 20.6 percent year-on-year ...
csis.org

South Korea’s Response to U.S. Demands: Minimize Risk, Maximize Reward

For the Republic of Korea (ROK, or South Korea), the recent paradigm shift in U.S. policy and alliance relations has been magnified due to an uncanny confluence between South Korea’s domestic ...