South Korea

Negotiators fail to reach agreement on plastic pollution treaty at talks in South Korea

By Jennifer McDermott, Associated Press

More than 100 countries want the treaty to limit production as well as tackle cleanup and recycling, and many have said that is essential to address chemicals of concern. But for some plastic-producing and oil and gas countries, that crosses…

South Korea claims Russia supplied air defense missiles to North Korea in exchange for sending troops to Ukraine

By Hyung-Jin Kim, Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press

The U.S., South Korea and others say North Korea has sent more than 10,000 troops to Russia to support its war against Ukraine.

WATCH: Biden meets with South Korean and Japanese leaders to discuss concerns about North Korea

By Aamer Madhani, Rebecca Santana, Associated Press

President Joe Biden on Friday praised the cooperation between South Korea, Japan and the U.S. at countering what he described as North Korea's “dangerous and destabilizing cooperation with Russia.”…

No sex. No dating. No marriage. No children. Interest grows in 4B movement to swear off men

By Mariel Padilla, The 19th

In the days after Donald Trump was elected president, a South Korean feminist movement is capturing young women’s interest on social media.

North Korea’s top diplomat in Moscow for talks as Pyongyang sends troops to help the war on Ukraine

By Associated Press

Russia's top diplomat met his North Korean counterpart for talks amid reports that Pyongyang has sent thousands of troops to Russia to support its military in the war in Ukraine.

WATCH: Blinken, Austin hold briefing with South Korean counterparts as North Korea tests missile

By Hyung-Jin Kim, Kim Tong-Hyung, Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un observed the launch, calling it "an appropriate military action" to show North Korea's resolve to respond to its enemies' moves that threaten the North's safety, according to state media.

North Korea test-launched a ballistic missile at its eastern waters, South Korea says

By Associated Press

The reported launch happened a day after South Korea’s military intelligence agency told lawmakers that North Korea has likely completed preparations for its seventh nuclear test and was close to test-firing a long-range missile capable of reaching the United States.

WATCH: Austin meets with South Korean counterpart amid reports of North Korean troops in Russia

By Tara Copp, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Wednesday that North Korean troops wearing Russian uniforms and carrying Russian equipment are moving toward Ukraine, in what he called a dangerous and destabilizing development.

In South Korea, rise of explicit deepfakes wrecks women’s lives and deepens gender divide

By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press

The U.S. cybersecurity firm Security Hero called South Korea “the country most targeted by deepfake pornography” last year. In a report, it said South Korean singers and actresses constitute more than half of the people featured in deepfake porn worldwide.

North Korea has resumed flying trash balloons toward South Korea, Seoul says

By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press

South Korea’s military says North Korea is again flying balloons likely carrying trash toward the South, adding to a bizarre psychological warfare campaign amid growing tensions between the war-divided rivals.