South Korea

Opinion: If America wasn’t prepared for the high-stakes summit between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un, perhaps its collapse was the best-case scenario

Opinion: There’s optimism around the Korean crisis—but we need a coherent, long-term strategy for diplomacy and engagement with North Korea

On the eve of the Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, Allen Abel sets out across South Korea in search of a resolution to its decades-long estrangement from the North

Opinion: After a year of anxiety and bellicose Trump tweets, the Olympics offer a rare moment of optimism for North and South Korea. But will it last?

Paul Wells parses diplomatic history as the U.S. secretary of state arrives in Ottawa to talk North Korea

Opinion: Donald Trump’s Seoul visit reveals the potential fade of U.S. influence in East Asia, as South Korea seeks a true way forward on North Korea

What the uprising against now-removed president Park Geun-hye reveals about the forces felt by South Korea’s young

Is falling asleep next to an electric fan a potentially fatal mistake? In South Korea at least, it is widely thought to be.

The MERS virus has killed at least 19, and is sparking fear and anger about the government’s initially slow response

The daughter of Korean Air’s chairman was sentenced to a year for ordering a plane back to the gate over macadamia nuts

The surprisingly chaste reason South Korean pop culture is suddenly all the rage

Brian McKeever’s gold in Sochi, and Lev Tahor on the run made the list of the best and worst news this week