South Korea
Chun Doo-hwan, South Korea’s Most Vilified Ex-Military Dictator, Dies at 90
Dissidents, student activists and journalists were hauled into torture chambers. Under Mr. Chun’s “social purification” program, the government rounded...
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South Korea Reconsiders a Rite of Manhood: The Draft
SEOUL — Kim Hyeongsu performed poorly on his rifle qualification test for the South Korean Army, to the point...
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‘Fake News’ Bill in South Korea Gets Shelved Amid Outcry
SEOUL — President Moon Jae-in and his Democratic Party in South Korea have spent months vowing to stamp out...
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Opinion | What AUKUS Means for U.S.-China Great Power Competition
This is a hallmark of great power competition: Competitive initiatives like AUKUS provide visible ways to counter or balance...
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