Timothy W. Martin
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Korea Bureau Chief @WSJ. Always busy on the Peninsula. Previously in New York, Atlanta and Chicago. [email protected]
Seoul, Republic of Korea
Joined December 2009
RT @WSJ: Sun, sea and a souvenir model of the Hwasong-17 missile: what Russian tourists saw on a rare visit to North Korea’s new vacation s….
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The first batch of outsiders were met with free jet-ski rides, an abundance of food and a $465 toy version of the Hwasong-17 missile.
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RT @radamsWSJ: The harsh reality of K-pop: Fake bands have gotten popular faster in the U.S. than humans ever did. .
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Fictional idol bands in ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ have reached heights never achieved by their human counterparts; ‘It feels very surreal’
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RT @WSJ: The harsh reality of K-pop: Fake bands have gotten popular faster in the U.S. than humans ever did.
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Fictional idol bands in ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ have reached heights never achieved by their human counterparts; ‘It feels very surreal’
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RT @JChengWSJ: Top military officials from the U.S. and its main Asia allies warned that the threat of Chinese aggression is rising, pressu….
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Washington’s allies are growing more amenable to collectively fighting Chinese aggression, though the new demands bring fresh challenges.
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RT @JChengWSJ: How a New Enemy Axis Called CRINK Is Working Against America—China, Russia, Iran and N. Korea have united to defy Western sa….
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China, Russia, Iran and North Korea have united to defy Western sanctions and undermine U.S. interests.
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RT @WSJ: “I would go back.” North Korea is open to Westerners, and these people couldn’t wait to go.
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The first Western tourists are trickling back into the totalitarian Kim Jong Un regime—and splurging on propaganda
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RT @radamsWSJ: “I would go back.” North Korea is open to Westerners, and these people couldn’t wait to go. via @ti….
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The first Western tourists are trickling back into the totalitarian Kim Jong Un regime—and splurging on propaganda
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RT @WSJ: Fewer South Koreans are getting divorced. But they sure enjoy watching other people go through it.
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South Koreans are hooked on a new wave of content about marital splits and it might be helping; ‘I don’t have it that bad’
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RT @JChengWSJ: China Faces a Dilemma With North Korean Troops Pouring Into Russia—Beijing, with waning influence and limited options to rei….
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As thousands of North Korean troops deploy to Russia for use in its war with Ukraine, China is left particularly uncomfortable by the swift militarization of ties between Pyongyang and Moscow.
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RT @WSJ: 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….
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South Korea offers shipbuilding capacity, know-how and talent that rivals China, but American ships by law must be built in the U.S.
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RT @alexbward: Today’s my first day at @WSJ!. I’m covering US national security policy, with a special focus on the White House and State D….
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RT @WSJ: A North Korean diplomat posted in Cuba defected to South Korea with his family late last year, officials said this week, a rare es….
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A North Korean diplomat made a rare escape from the repressive regime as its leader Kim Jong Un intensifies a crackdown on people fleeing the country.
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RT @JChengWSJ: The Underground Network Sneaking Nvidia Chips Into China: An informal market circumvents U.S. export controls through supply….
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A barely concealed network of buyers, sellers and couriers is bypassing the Biden administration’s restrictions aimed at denying China access to the highly coveted products, The Wall Street Journal...
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RT @WSJ: North and South Korea have given opposing appraisals of whether Kim Jong Un had achieved a prized advance in weapons technology ht….
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Pyongyang and Seoul have given opposing appraisals of whether Kim Jong Un had achieved a prized advance in weapons technology.
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RT @WSJ: Cho Kuk has lived a South Korean version of “House of Cards.” His rise, fall and comeback have captivated a country with a worse p….
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RT @WSJ: After enduring balloon bombardments from the Kim Jong Un regime, South Korea countered with an airwaves assault of its own: playin….
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For two hours, a South Korean loudspeaker near the two countries’ border played a local radio program that included news and K-pop.
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RT @WSJ: Large white balloons carrying plastic bags of North Korean trash—and more vile things—drifted into South Korea, Pyongyang’s appare….
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Pyongyang floats “filth” over the border, protesting activists who had earlier sent antiregime leaflets and K-pop into North Korea.
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RT @WSJ: 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 https:….
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Fans have accused China of mistreating the 4-year-old panda after it left South Korea for a state-run sanctuary.
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RT @WSJ: Cho Kuk has lived a South Korean version of “House of Cards.” His rise, fall and comeback have captivated a country with a worse p….
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