Stella Kim

2 months ago | nbcnews.com | Jennifer Jett |Arata Yamamoto |Stella Kim

HONG KONG — What a difference a few months makes. The U.S. and its longtime allies Japan and South Korea have been strengthening ties in recent years, both individually and as a three-way partnership, in an effort to counter an increasingly assertive China and North Korea. But recent political changes in all three countries have injected new uncertainty into their relations.

Nov 11, 2024 | nbcchicago.com | Stella Kim |Jennifer Jett

As foreign governments prepare to deal with a second Trump administration, at least one key U.S. ally is hoping to make headway on the fairway. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol “got out his golf clubs for the first time in eight years and resumed his golf practice” as he gets ready to meet President-elect Donald Trump in person, his office told NBC News on Monday. Trump famously loves the sport and has golf properties in Florida, New Jersey, Virginia and elsewhere.

Oct 31, 2024 | msn.com | Stella Kim |Arata Yamamoto |Jennifer Jett |Mosheh Gains

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Oct 31, 2024 | yahoo.com | Stella Kim |Arata Yamamoto |Jennifer Jett |Mosheh Gains

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said Thursday that it had test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile that could strike the continental U.S. for the first time in almost a year, days before the U.S. presidential election. The U.S., South Korea and Japan also characterized the weapon as an intercontinental ballistic missile, or ICBM, which can have a range of at least 3,500 miles and is designed mainly to deliver nuclear weapons.

Oct 30, 2024 | nbcnews.com | Stella Kim |Arata Yamamoto |Jennifer Jett

Oct. 31, 2024, 2:59 AM UTCSEOUL, South Korea — North Korea test-fired a suspected long-range ballistic missile that is designed to strike the continental United States, its neighbors said Thursday, days before the U.S. presidential election. The White House characterized the weapon as an intercontinental ballistic missile, which have ranges of at least 3,500 miles and are designed mainly to deliver nuclear weapons.