Timothy W. Martin

Seoul

Korea Bureau Chief at The Wall Street Journal

Korea Bureau Chief @WSJ. Always busy on the Peninsula. Previously in New York, Atlanta and Chicago. [email protected]

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How Trump’s Military Parade Compares to France, Russia and North Korea

1 week ago | wsj.com | Nancy Youssef |Timothy W. Martin |Jason French

On Saturday, Americans will witness the biggest military parade held in the nation’s capital for decades. Some 26 M1A1 Abrams battle tanks will rumble through downtown Washington, D.C. Dozens of Army jets will soar through the skies. More than 6,100 troops will march the streets. All told, the U.S. military’s “This We’ll Defend” celebration features 45 million tons of equipment. Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
How Trump’s Military Parade Compares to France, Russia and North Korea

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Nancy Youssef |Timothy W. Martin |Jason French

1 day agoQuick, someone award him the Nobel Peace Prize. WASHINGTON, D.C. — All is subtropical and appears fairly normal in anticipation of the March of the Metal Penises Saturday night here in Pyongyang on the Potomac. (By the way, my walk from the Metro to my hotel led me to thinking that agreeing to put …
Loudspeakers Go Quiet on Korean Border, Ending a Year of Audio Aggression

2 weeks ago | wsj.com | Timothy W. Martin

SEOUL—Relations between North and South Korea have soured so badly that a respite from loudspeaker noise is considered a small diplomatic victory. For the past year or so, the two Koreas—still technically at war and increasingly hostile toward one another—have engaged in daily airwave aggression around their shared border. The North pumped out animal noises and wails; the South blared boy-band music and news. Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
North Korea races to fix capsized warship by Kim’s deadline

3 weeks ago | livemint.com | Dasl Yoon |Timothy W. Martin

Summary The ship, which had flipped on its side and partially sank after a botched launch, is now back upright. This is a Mint Premium article gifted to you. Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. SEOUL : The North Korean warship that capsized last month during a botched launch has returned to an upright position, satellite imagery shows, as the country works to restore the vessel before leader Kim Jong Un’s patience runs out.
North Korea Races to Fix Capsized Warship by Kim’s Deadline

3 weeks ago | wsj.com | Dasl Yoon |Timothy W. Martin

The vessel, which was partially submerged after a failed launch, is now back uprightSEOUL—The North Korean warship that capsized last month during a botched launch has returned to an upright position, satellite imagery shows, as the country works to restore the vessel before leader Kim Jong Un’s patience runs out. The 5,000-ton destroyer is one of Kim’s crown jewels in his dream of modernizing his decades-old navy. Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
North Korea Races to Fix Capsized Warship by Kim’s Deadline

3 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Dasl Yoon |Timothy W. Martin

NowInsider spies, like those with ties to North Korea, are posing an ever-larger threat to businesses. This startup believes AI can root them out. Everything seemed fine when one of Eran Barak’s customers, a financial services business, hired a remote worker to do their Salesforce admin. In the …
South Korea’s Presidential Election Won by Left-Leaning Candidate Lee Jae-myung

3 weeks ago | wsj.com | Timothy W. Martin |Soobin Kim

Lee Jae-myung, who survived an assassination attempt last year, secured the presidencySEOUL—A left-leaning politician who has warned against South Korea becoming overly dependent on the U.S. won the country’s presidential vote, an outcome that could shift Seoul’s relations with China and North Korea. Lee Jae-myung, a 61-year-old former head of the Democratic Party who survived an assassination attempt last year, received 49.42% of the vote, according to South Korea’s election commission.
李在明在韩国总统选举中获胜

3 weeks ago | cn.wsj.com | Timothy W. Martin

一位曾警告韩国不要过度依赖美国的左倾政治家赢得了该国的总统选举，这一结果可能会改变韩国与中国以及朝鲜的关系。一位曾警告韩国不要过度依赖美国的左倾政治家赢得了该国的总统选举，这一结果可能会改变韩国与中国和朝鲜的关系。据韩国选举委员会称，当地时间周三清晨，在已清点的超过五分之三的选票中，现年61岁、去年在一次暗杀企图中幸存下来的前共同民主党(Democratic Party)党首李在明(Lee Jae-myung)已获得48.8%的选票。他的主要挑战者、保守派的前劳动部长金文洙(Kim Moon-soo)获得了42.8%的选票。金文洙于周三承认败选。Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8立即订阅热门文章热门视频
韓国大統領選、左派系野党の李在明氏が勝利

3 weeks ago | jp.wsj.com | Timothy W. Martin |Soobin Kim

【ソウル】3日実施された韓国の大統領選挙は、左派系の最大野党「共に民主党」の李在明（イ・ジェミョン）前代表（61）が勝利した。米国への過度な依存に警鐘を鳴らしてきた同氏の当選により、韓国の対中国・北朝鮮関係に変化が生じる可能性がある。　韓国選挙管理委員会によると、現地時間4日未明、開票率6割を超えた段階で、李氏の得票率は48.8％となった。一方、主な対抗馬である保守派与党「国民の力」の金文洙（キム・ムンス）候補は42.8％にとどまり、敗北宣言を出した。Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
South Korean Left-Leaning Candidate Lee Jae-Myung Poised to Win Presidential Election

3 weeks ago | wsj.com | Timothy W. Martin |Soobin Kim

Exit polls put Lee Jae-myung, who survived an assassination attempt last year, on track to secure the presidencySEOUL—A left-leaning politician who has warned against South Korea becoming overly dependent on the U.S. appears poised to win the country’s presidential vote, according to exit polls, an outcome that could shift Seoul’s relations with China and North Korea.