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Choe Sang-Hun

Choe Sang-Hun is the Seoul bureau chief for The New York Times, focusing on news on North and South Korea.

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  1. North Korea Suggests ‘Alien Things’ From the South Brought Covid

    Airborne propaganda leaflets sent by activists across the border have long angered the regime, which pointed to them as the likely culprit in the country’s recent outbreak.

    By Choe Sang-Hun

  2. How North Korea Used Crypto to Hack Its Way Through the Pandemic

    The isolated country continues to find ways to evade sanctions and generate income while operating on the fringes of the global financial system.

    By Choe Sang-Hun and David Yaffe-Bellany

  3. S​outh Korea Launches Satellite With Its Own Rocket for the First Time

    The launch brings the country closer to its ambition of becoming a player in the space industry, no longer reliant on technology from other countries.

    By Choe Sang-Hun

  4. El dolor por una tragedia en Corea del Sur no ha sanado

    Ocho años después de que la catástrofe del transbordador Sewol se cobrara la vida de 250 estudiantes, sus padres aún no terminan de asimilar las lecciones que les dejó la tragedia.

    By Choe Sang-Hun

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  5. The Country Has Moved On, but Their Grief Has No End

    Eight years after the Sewol ferry disaster took the lives of 250 South Korean students, parents say they are still struggling to come to terms with the lessons the tragedy brought to bear.

    By Choe Sang-Hun

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  6. North Korea Launches a Volley of Short-Range Missiles

    The North’s latest test, involving eight missiles, came a day after the United States and South Korea finished joint naval exercises in the East China Sea.

    By Choe Sang-Hun

  7. Conservative Party Wins Big in South Korean Local Elections

    The victory adds to the influence of President Yoon Suk-yeol, who took power by a razor-thin margin less than three months ago.

    By Choe Sang-Hun

  8. North Korea reports an increase in cases despite its claim to have the virus under control.

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    By Choe Sang-Hun

  9. South Korean Workers Turn the Tables on Their Bad Bosses

    “South Koreans live with an enormous tolerance for abuse” from the powerful, said one famously bullied advocate. A backlash has erupted.

    By Choe Sang-Hun

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  10. North Korea Launches Suspected ICBM and Two Other Ballistic Missiles

    The tests came just as President Biden wrapped up a trip to the region with a promise to deter the North’s nuclear and missile threat.

    By Choe Sang-Hun