After years of being shrouded behind an impenetrable curtain, North Korea is finally planning to open its doors to foreign ...

After years of being shrouded behind an impenetrable curtain, North Korea is finally planning to open its doors to foreign ...

North Korea closed its borders five years ago when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, and they have remained shut ever since.

He was allowed to return to Pyongyang only after Kim Jong Il became confident that he had full control over the country. For nearly 30 years until his death, Kim Yong Ju had never made public ...

When Kim Jong Il died in December 2011, for instance, few outsiders knew it until it was reported by North Korea’s state media two days later. A U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity ...

1894 -- Farmers and other working-class people rise up against corrupt bureaucrats in the southwestern area of the Korean Peninsula, triggering the nationwide "Donghak" movement. The Joseon Dynasty ...

In North Korea, entire families serve as hostages — and without family members left behind as leverage, one cannot serve as a ...

Western tour operators enter North Korea for first time since pandemic Western tour agencies entered North Korea for the first time on Thursday since the end of the pandemic, the companies said, ...

Russia’s ambassador to North Korea said that its Asian ally is also hosting Russian children orphaned by its war against ...

The Methodist Church has issued a special prayer for North Korea after the death of its leader Kim Jong-il. The reclusive dictator died of a heart attack or stroke on Saturday at the age of 69. The ...

A: Kim Jong Un is struggling with a huge dilemma. He was selected as the leader from among the relatives of Kim Il Sung, who are collectively referred to as the Mount Paektu bloodline.