This story appears in the June 2018 issue of National Geographic magazine. There are 25 million people in North Korea, but the only visible portraits are of its leaders. Regular people are rarely ...

A young woman who escaped the clutches of North Korea has revealed what life is like for children inside ... Education', children were subjected to daily beatings 'to the point that it seemed ...

In recent years, photographers have captured everyday life in North Korea. The images give a rare glimpse into the completely isolated nation. Many are bleak, while others seem like they could have ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has inspected an "important" tank factory and touted "great progress in the core technology ...

The assessment came two days after North Korea confirmed for the first time that it had sent combat troops to help Russia ...

It's still rare for the outside world to get a glimpse of daily life in North Korea. The country only recently allowed Western tourists back in following the COVID-19 pandemic, and sometimes ...