For years, North Korea has been secretly placing young IT workers inside Western companies. With AI, their schemes are now ...

A young woman who escaped the clutches of North Korea has revealed what life is like for children inside the dictatorship's brutal schools. Bella Seo - who fled the dystopian country when she was ...

The US has added two countries to its “do not travel” list. Last month, government officials added North Korea and Burkina ...

Until now, I have lived quietly, almost in hiding, always fearing that my defection and life in South Korea might bring harm to the family I left behind in North Korea. Then I recently received ...

Life expectancy in North Korea—a country often cited for its economic hardship and limited healthcare access—stood at 72.6 years in 2021, according to the World Health Organization.

A new book candidly portrays author Seol Song-a's struggle to survive as a woman in North Korea's oppressive system before ...