The submarine could significantly escalate security concerns on the Korean peninsula and in the Taiwan Strait, experts say.

North Korean Premier Pak Thae-song (C) inspects the Kim Chaek Iron and Steel Complex in Chongjin, North Hamgyong Province, northeastern North Korea, in this undated photo released by the North's ...

North Korea's crop yields and production were "generally favorable" last year despite torrential rains that flooded parts of ...

Yu Hyuk was just nine years old when he started begging on the streets of North Hamgyong, one of the poorest provinces in North Korea, nestled along the northern border with China and Russia.

The Korean Central News Agency said that Kim on Saturday visited South Hamgyong province, which was hit by Typhoon Maysak last week. It said Kim was briefed that the typhoon destroyed more than ...