Under South Korean law, he is granted an exemption from his mandatory 18-month military service — a term that was set to begin weeks after he returned from the Olympics, as The Korea Herald reports.

Photos of North and South Korean table tennis players posing for a selfie on the medal podium have gotten people across the globe talking, with some hailing it as a show of rare cross border harmony.

Kim Jong Un is sending an even bigger detachment of North Korean soldiers to aid Putin with his war against Ukraine according ...

On July 30, 2024, users on several social media platforms shared a video showing Olympic athletes from North Korea, South Korea and China taking a series of selfies together. Many posts focused on ...

K im Kum-yong and Ri Jong-sik, the North Korean table tennis duo who secured a silver medal in the mixed team event at the 2024 Paris Olympics, could be subjected to disciplinary measures for an ...

The IOC Should Help Protect North Korean Athletes Returning From the Paris Olympics. Returning athletes have reportedly faced “ideological evaluations” and potential punishment for actions ...

Kim, who is the head of the North Korean delegation to Paris, signed the Olympic Korean Peninsula Declaration prior to the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea’s Pyeongchang.

Following the conclusion of the 2024 Olympics in Paris, several online commentators included a video showing Olympic athletes from North Korea, South Korea and China taking a series of selfies ...

IOC apologises for introducing South Korean athletes as North Korean. IOC chief Bach speaks with President Yoon Suk-yeol after South Korea seeks assurances that mistake is not repeated.

S Korea-Olympic bid SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Yonhap) -- North Jeolla Province on Friday was picked as the South Korean candidate in ...

North Korean player has 'some regrets' after winning country's first medal in eight years. ... For North Korea, they skipped the pandemic-postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021 over coronavirus concerns.

A selfie featuring North Korean, South Korean and Chinese athletes has been branded by internet users as the “most significant photo” from the Paris Games and hailed as a rare show of cross ...