If Ri Sol-ju were not North Korea's first lady, one report would not have attracted as much attention as it has. In a normal country, rumor-level reports would be dismissed or confirmed.

Men in chat rooms have been victimizing women they know by putting their faces on pornographic clips. Some Korean women say ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to redouble efforts to make his nuclear force fully ready for combat with the United States and its allies North Korea is flying more trash-carrying ...

The Korean War, often referred to as "The Forgotten War," was fought from June 25, 1950, to July 27, 1953. This website is dedicated to thanking and honoring all the veterans of the Korean War ...

A North Korean man has defected to South Korea by crossing the heavily fortified and mined border between the two countries on foot, the South Korean military said Tuesday. Tens of thousands of ...

In the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK, or North Korea) there are 20 million speakers and in the Republic of Korea (ROK, or South Korea) there are 42 million speakers. Korean is also ...

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised a demonstration of new exploding drones designed to crash into targets and pledged to spur development of such weapons to boost ...

North Korea unveiled new suicide attack drones, with leader Kim Jong Un calling for an increase in the use of technology to carry out strikes and incorporating artificial intelligence into the ...

North Korea vowed Saturday to advance its nuclear capabilities, reacting to a report that the United States had revised its own nuclear strategic plan. The country will "bolster up its strategic ...

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The proportion of defectors who hail from the North's ruling class has increased more than fivefold under the current regime.