The Koreas
NARRATIVE: Seoul knew Zelensky would mention the two prisoners, just not in which words
It isn’t a betrayal. It isn’t a leak either. Zelensky spoke from the rostrum of the United Nations General Assembly, on Wednesday, September 23, 2026, in New York.
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INVESTIGATION: Two Chinese Ex-Soldiers Arrested in Seoul as 18,000 Troops Launch the Drill They Watched
For five years, a man ran a military-supply shop at the gates of Camp Humphreys, the largest American base anywhere overseas. He sold gear…
COLUMN: Trump cuts Seoul's shield while 18,000 soldiers rehearse their own survival
Eighteen thousand South Korean soldiers walked into exercise territory on Monday morning, right on schedule, the way they have every August for years. Ulchi…
ANALYSIS: Chip stocks crater, and the AI spending story faces its bill
South Korea's Kospi closed down nearly 11% on a Tuesday in late July 2026, its eighth circuit breaker of the year , according to…
INVESTIGATION: A Chinese Lithography Claim Just Shook The Entire Chip Chain
On July 28, 2026 , the South Korean Kospi index collapsed by more than 10% , triggering two trading halts in a single session,…
DECODING: North Korea releases dam water without warning, Seoul gets ready
South Korea's Unification Ministry announced on July 28, 2026 that it has readiness measures in place for sudden, unannounced water releases from the Hwanggang…
FACT CHECK: Treasury drops 84 targets from its sanctions list, a North Korean firm among them
The U.S. Treasury Department removed 84 targets from its sanctions list on July 27, 2026 , a decision announced by the Office of Foreign…
DECODING: Kyiv says 30,000 more North Korean troops, Seoul says not yet
Thirty thousand additional North Korean soldiers: that is the number Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky put on the table on Saturday, July 25, 2026, claiming…
ANALYSIS: Seoul writes the law that will govern its nuclear submarines
South Korea's Defense Ministry will present a "special nuclear submarine law" bill explicitly stating there will be "no development or manufacture of nuclear weapons"…
REPORT: White phosphorus leaks inside a US base in South Korea
A white phosphorus leak was reported around 5 p.m. local time on July 28, 2026 inside Osan Air Base (K-55), a US installation near…