Most of what we know about North Korea does not come through open reporting or official transparency. Information reaches the outside world in fragments, usually carried by defectors, foreign ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kenneth Bae, the Korean-American missionary who endured 735 days as a political prisoner in North Korea, is leading a renewed ...

Iran’s nuclear programme was aspirational. North Korea’s is not. That distinction explains everything, analysts say.

“I was terrified, thinking, ‘I must be taken to a harsher place.’ But they sent me to the airport, saying, ‘You are being deported following strong U.S. demands.’ Secretary of State Pompeo was waiting ...

Car ownership in North Korea is tightly controlled, rare, and often reserved for the elite. This article explores new laws allowing private registration, the country’s small auto industry, and why ...

SEOUL, Feb. 4 (UPI) --A broad coalition of over 50 civil society organizations, North Korean defectors, and overseas compatriots officially launched the Citizens' Solidarity for One Korea on Wednesday ...

On March 15, North Korea will hold its first national level elections since 2019. After being delayed for two years, the Kim Jong Un regime delivered a short notice announcement last week that the ...

Tensions in the Middle East are rising. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has warned that his country could enter the war if ...

Park Gil-sung is Professor of Sociology and Director of the Institute of Social Research at Korea University. Moon Chun-sang is former Program Officer at The Asia Foundation Korea office. The image of ...