North Korea will open a tourist site on its east coast next week that it calls a prelude to a new era in its tourism industry, though the country still mostly blocks foreign visitors.

Many factors, of course, likely lie behind North Korea’s recent behavior. Strategy, geopolitics, and perceptions of security are no doubt relevant to the current moment.

SEOUL, June 20 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of domestic news in North Korea this week. N. Korea's FM hails defense treaty with Russia as 'invincible alliance' SEOUL -- North Korea's ...

From the North Korean perspective, all political outcomes—both domestic and international—are determined by power balances. The international system is viewed as a menacing, self-help Hobbesian world ...

Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP North Korea will open the site to domestic tourists first The Wonsan-Kalma beach resort is North Korea's biggest tourist site.

Wonsan-Kalma—which boasts 5km of beaches, cinemas, shopping malls, restaurants and 54 hotels—opened to North Koreans on July ...

North Korea has ratified five core human rights treaties, but the government has made no apparent effort to implement these treaties or otherwise demonstrate respect for human right.

There are at least three reasons why the North Koreans are likely to reject Yoon’s plan for denuclearization.

South Korea said on Friday it had protested to China over the suspected forced repatriation of a large number of North Koreans, who rights groups say face imprisonment and abuse at the hands of ...

The North Korea problem is set to get worse before it gets better. North Korea continues to perfect the reentry technology, targeting capability, and solid-fuel missiles that will dramatically ...