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 ...

In an isolationist state seeking to exert total control over its citizens, any deviation in outward appearance can be punished with an uncertain fate in a labour camp. Kim Jong-un’s regime was this ...

SEOUL — North Korean women are being targeted for humiliation by the regime for the “anti-socialist” sins of getting surgeries to become “more voluptuous” and “voluminous,” and for chatting “idly” in ...

But K-drama hits differently in North Korea compared to the rest of the world, wielding huge influence over the way people ...

This isn’t a ripped-from-the-headlines new Netflix series. This really happened in a quiet neighborhood called Litchfield Park that’s about a 20-minute drive from Phoenix. Christina Chapman, 50, ...

The mood music is building to a crescendo. This week Kim Jong Un, North Korea’s dictator, spoke to his rubber-stamp parliament about his “fond memories” of meeting Donald Trump, with whom he held ...

TOKYO — A senior North Korean diplomat who defected two years ago painted a grim picture of life in the hermit kingdom Thursday as he described his disillusionment and escape from the totalitarian ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends an event marking the 80th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), in Pyongyang, North Korea October 9, 2025. Sputnik/Yekaterina ...