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A β€˜Chaotic Race’ for the World’s Top Diplomat

The contest to replace AntΓ³nio Guterres as U.N. secretary general has been jolted by last-minute entrants and deep divisions among members of the Security Council.

Β© Angelina Katsanis for The New York Times

The United Nations headquarters in New York City. The global body will replace AntΓ³nio Guterres as secretary general.

At the Root of K-Pop’s Controversies, a Restrictive Business Model

Labels exert extraordinary control over performers because only a few acts turn a profit.

Β© Lam Yik Fei for The New York Times

NewJeans performing in Hong Kong in 2025. K-pop remains dogged by complaints of physical, emotional and financial abuse.

At the Root of K-Pop’s Controversies, a Restrictive Business Model

Labels exert extraordinary control over performers because only a few acts turn a profit.

Β© Lam Yik Fei for The New York Times

NewJeans performing in Hong Kong in 2025. K-pop remains dogged by complaints of physical, emotional and financial abuse.

How a Little-Known Company Dominated the Persian Gulf Oil Trade

South Korea’s Sinokor controls about half the tanker transits through the Strait of Hormuz, benefiting from a big bet just before the war in Iran started.

Korean Language Picks Up in Japan

The rise of Korean terms in Japanese is a striking reversal from colonial times and a sign of the global appeal of South Korean culture.

Β© Chang W. Lee/The New York Times

A street lined with Korean-language signs in Shin-Okubo, in Tokyo, which has long had a Koreatown neighborhood.

North Korean Hackers Stole Billions, the F.B.I. Says. It’s Not Their First Heist.

This week’s $6.3 billion hack of Binance is the largest to hit crypto, and would be the most that North Koreans have stolen in years of brazen cybercrime.

Β© Tyrone Siu/Reuters

Changpeng Zhao, the founder of Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, in 2025.

New β€˜Call of Duty’ Game Draws Criticism for Using Footage of Deadly Seoul Crowd Crush

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 uses actual visuals from a Halloween crowd crush in South Korea, in which over 150 people died in a narrow alleyway.

Β© Simon Wohlfahrt/Agence France-Presse β€” Getty Images

A β€œCall Of Duty: Modern Warfare 4” poster in Paris. The game is set in South Korea and depicts an invasion by its northern neighbor, against a backdrop of tensions between the United States and Russia.

Tensions Between North and South Korea Stem From Decade-Old Border Dispute

A heated disagreement over recent land mine explosions is part of the legacy of the truce that halted the Korean War 73 years ago.

Β© Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters

North Korean soldiers working on a barbed-wire border fence, as seen from an observation deck in Gimpo, South Korea, on Monday.

South Korea Investigates Possible Use of A.I. in Hackings on Its Banks

The president said there were signs that such models were used in recent attacks on several banks involving customer data. Police are investigating.

Β© Ahn Young-Joon/Associated Press

Hana Bank was one of several financial institutions in South Korea affected by recent cyberattacks.
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