Dasl Yoon

SEOUL—After enduring days of balloon bombardment from the Kim Jong Un regime, South Korea countered with an airwaves assault of its own: blaring the chart-topping hits of boyband BTS.

The authoritarian leaders are deepening their military, commercial and political alliance.

The leaders of Russia and North Korea signed an accord pledging assistance if the other country is attacked, stirring concern in the U.S., South Korea and Japan.

Pyongyang and Seoul have given opposing appraisals of whether Kim Jong Un had achieved a prized advance in weapons technology.

Young people around the world are dancing to ‘Friendly Father,' a Pyongyang ditty about strongman Kim Jong Un

South Korea revoked a gay couple's spousal coverage after admitting it had assumed one was a woman. An ensuing legal fight produced a landmark victory for the nation's LGBTQ community.

A recent rise in defections from the country's protected classes are reinforcing outside assessments that Kim is contending with internal discontent that could ultimately threaten his grip on power.

Pooches in prams outpace actual baby carriages in South Korea, leaving officials howling. The now-labor minister has scolded young people, saying they choose pets over kids.

Pooches in prams outpace actual baby carriages in South Korea, leaving officials howling. The now-labor minister has scolded young people, saying they choose pets over kids.

North Korea published the first-ever photos of a uranium-enrichment facility, brazenness which shows how little it fears international blowback thanks to backing from Russia.