North Korea recently scrapped its system of preliminary examinations—a legal procedure the country maintained for roughly 70 ...

North Korean defectors urged the international community to step up pressure on Pyongyang over human rights abuses as a major ...

A United Nations official has expressed concern about the human rights situation in North Korea, saying its people are living ''through one of the worst times." ...

Daily NK has acquired the full text of North Korea’s Customs Authority Act, which was revised in May. The most significant ...

In June, amid repeated attempts to scatter anti-North Korea leaflets using balloons and PET bottles in Ganghwa, Incheon, police concluded that all cases were for "missionary purposes," with no intent ...

In a country where political purges are frequent, Mr. Kim was a notable exception and served three generations of its ...

The United States is sanctioning a group of bankers and financial firms accused of laundering money for North Korea ...

The Korean Central News Agency said that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited the bier of Kim Yong Nam on Tuesday to ...

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

Around 20 North Korean soldiers crossed into the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) border last weekend, prompting South Korea to fire ...