In North Korea, entire families serve as hostages — and without family members left behind as leverage, one cannot serve as a ...

THE punniest performers from across Britain are gathering today to outwit each other with a tidal wave of terrible gags that are sure to be met with a groan or a giggle. The tenth annual UK Pun ...

Tourists will be able to visit North Korea for the first time in more than five years, as the country opens its borders for a special tour to coincide with Kim Jong-Il's birthday ...

This marks the first time North Korea has opened its borders to international tourism since January 2020. Tourists will be ...

Koryo Tours, a Beijing-based tour operator, has opened bookings for trips to Rason to celebrate Kim Jong Il's birthday. "This ...

North Korea could soon be opening up to tourists once again after five years of closed boarders - with tours including visits ...

Kim Il-sung ruined the economy, hoarded power and saw his countrymen slaughtered, as Fyodor Tertitskiy’s Accidental Tyrant ...

North Korea has begun celebrations for the anniversary of late former leader Kim Jong-il's birthday, a national holiday, by opening a commemorative photo exhibition, according to state media on ...

Kim’s emphasis on Chongryon is distinct from that of his father and predecessor, Kim Jong Il. In the early years of that ...

North Koreans laid floral tributes at the statues of founding father Kim Il Sung and his son, Kim Jong Il, to mark the Lunar New Year.Jan. 31, 2025 ...

The Year of the Snake is here - and millions across Asia and the world are welcoming it, with family, friends, prayers and plenty of food. The Lunar New Year, which coincides with ...

His son and successor, the late leader Kim Jong-il reinstated the New Year holiday in 1989 as part of his nationalistic campaigns aimed at safeguarding the country's socialist regime, with two days ...