"Basically, no one could make a living with the North Korean payroll system ... In October, reports emerged that North Korea was using the Storm Corps for the forces it was sending to Russia. During ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has said an elevated U.S. security partnership with South Korea and Japan poses a grave ...

That same year, a North Korean farmer defected across the DMZ to South Korea, describing widespread starvation and harsh living conditions in North Korea. In 2017, soldier Oh Chong Song sprinted ...

North Korea appeared eager to have dialogue with Japan, the sources said. Discussions extended to whether there were any Japanese now living in North Korea. North Korean officials did not deny ...

All North Korean recruits are taught a song that includes a verse about saving their last bullet for themselves to avoid ...

This photo, released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on Feb. 10, 2025, shows the inauguration ceremony ...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — In its first direct criticism of the Trump administration, North Korea lashed out at U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio for calling it a “rogue” state and warned ...

CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea — North Korea fired several suspected short-range ballistic missiles off its eastern coast Tuesday morning in its second day of testing so far this year, according to ...