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A ‘Chaotic Race’ for the World’s Top Diplomat

By: Somini Sengupta

7 November 2026 at 17:26

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

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

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

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By: Jin Yu Young and Sarah Hurtes

5 November 2026 at 10:23

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

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

Korean Language Picks Up in Japan

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By: Hisako Ueno and Jin Yu Young

1 November 2026 at 04:01

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.

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

New ‘Call of Duty’ Game Draws Criticism for Using Footage of Deadly Seoul Crowd Crush

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By: Max Kim

30 October 2026 at 09:01

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.

A “Call 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

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By: Choe Sang-Hun

28 October 2026 at 06:04

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