Stella J-H Kim

2 weeks ago | nbcnews.com | Stella J-H Kim |Jennifer Jett

May 21, 2025, 10:53 PM EDTA new North Korean warship was damaged in a “serious accident” during a launch ceremony attended by leader Kim Jong Un, state media reported Thursday, in a rare admission of failure by the secretive nuclear-armed state. The 5,000-ton destroyer slid off a flatcar due to “inexperienced command and operational carelessness in the course of the launch,” according to the Korean Central News Agency, crushing parts of the bottom of the ship.

1 month ago | nbcnews.com | Stella J-H Kim |Mithil Aggarwal

North Korea confirmed for the first time Monday that its troops were fighting alongside Russia in its war against Ukraine, saying they helped Moscow take back control of its Ukraine-controlled Kursk region. U.S., South Korean and Ukrainian officials have said North Korea sent as many as 12,000 troops to Russia last fall to fight in Kursk, which Ukrainian forces seized in a surprise incursion last August. North Korea had not confirmed or denied those reports until now.

1 month ago | nbcnews.com | Gadi Schwartz |Phil Helsel |David Hodari |Stella J-H Kim

Updated Stocks surged Thursday after President Donald Trump announced a 90-day pause on tariffs for more than 75 trading partners that did not retaliate after his sweeping duties went into effect. China, which placed steep retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods, will now come under an even larger hike in levies on its products, totaling 125%. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday that the tariffs announced a week ago served as a way to get countries to come to the negotiating table.

2 months ago | nbcnews.com | Stella J-H Kim |Peter Guo

By and A motorcyclist died after falling into a sinkhole in the South Korean capital, authorities said Tuesday, in the latest such fatal incident. The man in his 30s, who has not been publicly identified, was found in cardiac arrest around noon local time on Tuesday, the day after a sinkhole about 65 feet wide and 65 feet deep opened up without warning as he was driving down a street in Seoul, according to the Gangdong Fire Station.

Mar 7, 2025 | nbcnews.com | Stella J-H Kim |Jennifer Jett

SEOUL, South Korea — A South Korean court ruled Friday that the detention of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol was unjustified, paving the way for his release from custody even as he faces trial on insurrection charges over his failed attempt to declare martial law. Yoon, 64, will not be released immediately, his lawyers said, as prosecutors have seven days to appeal the ruling. The prosecutors’ office did not immediately comment. Yoon has been in custody since his arrest on Jan.