The arrest comes against the backdrop of North Korea's deepening military ties with Russia, a relationship analysts say is ...

The United States extended its ban on travel to North Korea for the ninth year in a row, a federal notice showed, citing ...

North Korea has taken drastic new action in an attempt to prevent young people from attempting defection to China.

The 10-lane border crossing facility to service the new bridge will process 2,850 people and nearly 300 vehicles daily.

North Korea is increasingly promoting domestic tourism, with pleasure cruises along the Yalu River in Sinuiju becoming a ...

It begins with looking from an enemy’s perspective and then seeing where you are and how you might array your capabilities,” ...

China doesn't want a meltdown in North Korea, and a flood of starving refugees coming across the border. China also does not want South Korea to take over North Korea, putting a major democracy on ...

North Korea’s wildlife trade, driven by economic desperation and state exploitation, targets endangered species like tigers ...

In 2023, about 97% of North Korea’s external trade was with China, while 1.2% was with Russia. There are currently at least 17 active road and rail links across the long, porous border between ...

They currently have a cross-border railway link ... which runs along North Korea’s borders with Russia and China. Later last year, North Korea also began sending its troops to fight alongside ...

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