South Korea
Opinion
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When Trump says the world’s ‘a little crazy right now’, you know it’s bad
We should rethink the designation of 2024 as the year of democracy and think of it as the year when everything, everywhere, all at once seemed to go off the rails.
- by Nick Bryant
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World politics
‘Political suicide’: Yoon on edge as martial law fallout claims first scalp
Defence Minister Kim Yong-hyun was seen as a central figure in the South Korean president’s declaration of martial law on Tuesday.
- by Lisa Visentin
Opinion
Opinion
‘Have you no shame?’: Viral video of fearless South Korean woman has defined an uprising
Ordinary Koreans’ response to the threat of martial law is a reminder that democracy was not achieved top-down in South Korea – it had to be won.
- by Andy Jackson
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World politics
South Korea’s opposition parties submit motion to impeach President Yoon over sudden martial law
The opposition Democratic Party has called on President Yoon Suk Yeol to quit after his short-lived imposition of martial law.
- by Hyung-Jin Kim and Kim Tong-Hyung
Why South Korea’s president declared martial law
South Korea’s president has declared martial law, the first time this has happened since the country became a democracy in 1987. Here’s why.
- by Ashleigh McMillan
In Trump’s America, women don’t feel safe to date. Neither do these Aussies
The 4B movement, a radical feminist movement originating in South Korea, has seen a surge in interest from women in the West.
- by Lauren Ironmonger
Something spicy in the state of Denmark: Banned noodles back on sale
Samyang contested the ban, and on Thursday celebrated the reversal by feeding its noodles to social media influencers on a ferry in Copenhagen’s harbour.
- by Isabelle Yr Carlsson and Tom Little
Chinese dissident recalls secretive jet-ski escape across the Yellow Sea
Kwon Pyong escaped China on a jet-ski last summer. He strapped five fuel barrels to his craft, and brought five water bottles and five sandwiches for the dash across the sea.
- by John Yoon
‘Bad spiral’: Feeling the heat in Ukraine, Putin turns up the temperature elsewhere on the West
Some analysts worry that Western desensitisation to Putin’s warnings, particularly about using nuclear weapons, has created a precarious situation.
- by Paul Sonne
Explainer
World politics
‘Grave provocation’: What does North Korea’s Kim Jong-un want?
K-pop is blasting into North Korea once more as bizarre tactics ratchet up tensions on the peninsula. We explore what’s behind this “tit-for-tat” in an Explainer updated from earlier this year.
- by Angus Holland and Jackson Graham
The next Japan: The hot new destination Aussies are flocking to
The number of Australians flocking to this exciting Asian country has surged 35 per cent compared to before the pandemic.
- by Chris Tharp