North Korea’s public health system collapsed in the wake of a famine of the 1990s when doctors were forced to use beer bottles to construct intravenous systems, according to defectors.

The announcement came amid fears that Pyongyang may be receiving crucial military technology from Russia in return for sending troops and weapons for its war against Ukraine.

North Korea on Tuesday accused the United States of a "hostile military act" after a US Navy submarine docked in arch rival South Korea to replenish supplies. "We express grave concern over the U ...

Human rights in one of the world’s most egregious authoritarian regimes are set to be diminished even further, thanks to ...

The extent of care potentially available to wounded Russian troops within North Korea’s dilapidated health infrastructure remains unclear. Doctors who have defected in recent years often speak ...