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In the days leading up to Vladimir Putin’s just-finished visit to China, speculation rippled through diplomatic circles that the Russian leader planned to tack on a trip to N. Korea. Lingling Wei 魏玲灵 Ann M. Simmons Timothy W. Martin wsj.com/world/behind-p… wsj.com/world/behind-p…

Large white balloons carrying plastic bags of North Korean trash—and more vile things—drifted into South Korea, Pyongyang’s apparent response to activists who had earlier sent antiregime leaflets and K-pop north on.wsj.com/3yI96eT on.wsj.com/3yI96eT

China’s panda diplomacy isn’t looking so cuddly as a fight erupts over its treatment of a 4-year-old panda from South Korea on.wsj.com/4e5Xy5a on.wsj.com/4e5Xy5a

Cho Kuk has lived a South Korean version of “House of Cards.” His rise, fall and comeback have captivated a country with a worse political divide than the U.S. on.wsj.com/4bZffBz on.wsj.com/4bZffBz

Cho Kuk has lived a South Korean version of “House of Cards.” His rise, fall and comeback have captivated a country with a worse political divide than the U.S. on.wsj.com/3Rg6dsb on.wsj.com/3Rg6dsb

After enduring balloon bombardments from the Kim Jong Un regime, South Korea countered with an airwaves assault of its own: playing the chart-topping hits of boyband BTS on.wsj.com/3Rnf4bv on.wsj.com/3Rnf4bv

North and South Korea have given opposing appraisals of whether Kim Jong Un had achieved a prized advance in weapons technology on.wsj.com/4bmo080 on.wsj.com/4bmo080

The Underground Network Sneaking Nvidia Chips Into China: An informal market circumvents U.S. export controls through supply-chain blind spots—and in one case, a student’s luggage Raffaele Huang wsj.com/tech/the-under… wsj.com/tech/the-under…

A North Korean diplomat posted in Cuba defected to South Korea with his family late last year, officials said this week, a rare escape from the repressive regime as its leader Kim Jong Un intensifies a crackdown on people fleeing the country on.wsj.com/4bKYYzR

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The U.S. is turning to allies such as South Korea to help close a warship gap with China, whose naval battle-force ship fleet now outnumbers that of the U.S. on.wsj.com/3zpsXjL on.wsj.com/3zpsXjL

China Faces a Dilemma With North Korean Troops Pouring Into Russia—Beijing, with waning influence and limited options to rein in unpredictable allies, may stick with status quo Timothy W. Martin Austin Ramzy wsj.com/world/china-fa… wsj.com/world/china-fa…

Fewer South Koreans are getting divorced. But they sure enjoy watching other people go through it. on.wsj.com/4hmCQ29

“I would go back.” North Korea is open to Westerners, and these people couldn’t wait to go. wsj.com/lifestyle/nort… via Timothy W. Martin

“I would go back.” North Korea is open to Westerners, and these people couldn’t wait to go. on.wsj.com/4h15oxq

How a New Enemy Axis Called CRINK Is Working Against America—China, Russia, Iran and N. Korea have united to defy Western sanctions and undermine U.S. interests Timothy W. Martin Ming Li wsj.com/world/crink-ax… wsj.com/world/crink-ax…

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Top military officials from the U.S. and its main Asia allies warned that the threat of Chinese aggression is rising, pressuring Washington to find ways to work with partners in a region where American resources are greatly stretched. Timothy W. Martin wsj.com/world/asia/us-…

The harsh reality of K-pop: Fake bands have gotten popular faster in the U.S. than humans ever did. on.wsj.com/3TOYeTW

The harsh reality of K-pop: Fake bands have gotten popular faster in the U.S. than humans ever did. wsj.com/arts-culture/m… via Timothy W. Martin