GENEVA (Reuters) - North Korea has built a huge "security perimeter" around a camp for political prisoners, restricting movement in nearby villages as part of its "general repression" of its people, Amnesty International said on Thursday. The reclusive ...

Relations between the neighbors have sunk to the lowest level in years. Now, Pyongyang is blaring eerie sounds across the border that villagers say is making their lives hell. By Choe Sang-Hun Photographs and Video by Chang W. Lee Reporting from Dangsan-ri ...

Relations with Beijing will also improve considerably. North Korea will seek normalisation of trade relations and economic assistance from China, while China will attempt to manage conflict escalation on the Korean Peninsula. Both China and Russia are likely to show a more tolerant attitude towards North Korea’s nuclear weapons status.

For North Korea’s military-industrial complex, collaboration with Russia creates a self-perpetuating cycle. Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attend a welcome ceremony for Putin in Pyongyang, North Korea, June 19, 2024.

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea has established secret towns with thousands of closely guarded residents whose sole mission is to develop nuclear weapons, a South Korean lawmaker said on Tuesday. Up to 36,000 people, including the North's top nuclear ...

When Il-yong Ju was a child, something strange would happen in his tiny village in rural North Korea every December 25th.

Soseong-ri, South Korea, was a sleepy farming village before the arrival of the US military’s Terminal High Altitude Aerial Defense (THAAD) missile system. While the South Korean government and the US military claim that THAAD will protect South Korea ...

Historically, North Korea has focused primarily on developing land-based military strength. However, several factors are driving Pyongyang to enhance its naval power. In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korea leader Kim Jong Un ...

Il-yong Ju, who managed to escape North Korea, shared how his family marked Christmas in their village every year without realising the origins of it