North Korea's military, the fourth-largest in the world, remains shrouded in mystery. Both men and women are required to serve in the military in North Korea. Kim Jong Un, the supreme leader of North ...

The Hermit Kingdom. International Pariah. Terrorist State. The very name of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, or North Korea, evokes sentiments of dystopia, dictatorship, and backwardness.

The success of North Korean movie “Days and Nights” suggests that cinematic taboos in the nation’s state-controlled ...

Japanese court orders Pyongyang to pay damages to survivors of deceptive repatriation program - A Japanese court has held North Korea responsible for human rights violations against four plaintiffs ...

North Korea cemented its status as one of the dominant forces in women’s youth football in early November, defeating the Netherlands 3-0 in the under-17 World Cup final. They returned from the ...

North Korea may grow more hostile next year unless diplomacy resumes, the South’s unification minister has warned while urging renewed efforts to restart talks with Pyongyang. Unification Minister ...

The new premier of North Korea has been sworn in during a two-day parliamentary meeting in Pyongyang. State media on Friday broadcast footage of Pak Thae Song addressing parliament during the key ...

In this photo from North Korean state media, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shakes hands with Communist Party of Vietnam General Secretary To Lam during a welcome ceremony for Lam in Pyongyang, North ...

For North Korea, taekwondo would become its sixth UNESCO intangible heritage item if approved. Its current list includes the ...

The nuclear-armed North, which is accused of widespread rights abuses by the United Nations and other critics, is a deeply hierarchical and patriarchal society where traditional values of deference to ...

New reporting now sheds light on the conditions faced by a group of North Korean women working inside Russia, raising questions about forced labor and wartime economic ties. Warehouse deployment ...

A Japanese court has held North Korea responsible for human rights violations against four plaintiffs lured to the country by false promises of a "paradise on Earth." ...