The 2025 Women’s U17 World Cup will reach its climax as two determined squads collide for the championship. North Korea, already a three-time winner, rides a wave of momentum after a convincing 2-0 win over Brazil and now aims to add a fourth title to ...

North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un has opened a meeting to prepare for the upcoming ruling party congress, one of the country’s biggest political conferences meant to lay out new state priorities

Miles of white sand, turquoise waters, and rows of pristine beachfront hotels line the shore at the newly built Wonsan-Kalma resort. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un hopes the development will be his country’s answer to Waikiki. But there’s one problem ...

South Korea’s new liberal president announced Friday his plans to end some military activities along its border with North Korea and restore a 2018 military agreement with its neighbor in an effort to reduce border tensions. Speaking on the 80th ...

Security experts, United Nations officials, and congressional leaders have for years insisted that in dealing with North Korea, its government’s systemic human rights abuses need to be addressed alongside nuclear proliferation. North Korea pays for its ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin (second from right), accompanied by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (right) is greeted by North Korean officials during a state visit to Pyongyang, June 19, 2024. Credit: Russian Presidential Press and Information Office ...

THERE IS AN unusual buzz of activity in Tumen, a small Chinese city on the border with North Korea. When The Economist visited in recent days, builders and cranes could be seen working on customs and immigration centres at the end of a new cross-border bridge.

Turkmenistan, a Central Asian dictatorship, rivals North Korea with its bizarre rules. Journalists uncovered a nation where only white cars are permitted, a strict 11 pm curfew is enforced, and internet access is heavily restricted.