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.

North Korean defector and conservative activist Yeonmi Park spoke at Missouri State University. Park discussed her experiences in North Korea, her escape, and her concerns about perceived ...

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 ...

Mount Paektu, an active stratovolcano straddling the border of North Korea and China ... bear scars from battles with Japanese occupiers. Life near Paektu is rural and sparse.

Ruma was having lunch on a summer day in 2021 when her phone began blowing up with notifications. When she opened the messages, they were devastating.

North Korean defector shares her powerful journey—from life under the regime to her daring escape and new life beyond the border. She recounts the harsh realities of daily survival, lack of freedom, ...

Brian Lieberman, 22, said he was "just doing his job" when he saved the life of a 14-year ... Place apartment complex in North Carolina, shooting a teenage girl in the back. Army training ...

A woman who fled North Korea has revealed what life is like inside the secretive ... ever dared to challenge their abusive teachers." Girls, who were also tasked with cleaning the classrooms ...

A once top-level North Korean official, whose decades-long disappearance ... but he live the second half of his life mainly in obscurity, often in a remote part of the country, according to ...

Author of 'North Korea Confidential', a book about daily life in North Korea. Norway's wealth fund, the world's largest, has sold all its fixed income investments in Mexican state oil firm Pemex ...