North Korea showcases economic achievements, emphasizing self-reliance and recovery efforts ahead of the Workers' Party ...

North Korea's deepening relationships with Russia and China have fundamentally altered the geopolitical landscape of ...

The secretive nature of succession means that no one outside its highest elites know who could replace Kim Jong Un if he ...

During a five-day plenary meeting of the ruling Workers’ Party, Kim called the U.S. “the most reactionary state that regards ...

The Dec. 29, 2024, plenary session of the Eighth Party Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) was presented as a grand ...

SEOUL--North Korea’s economy grew sharply in 2023 after shrinking for three straight years as trade with China increased after COVID-19 pandemic border controls were eased, according to ...

A new rule to punish North Korean couples who decide to divorce could see them spend six months working in a labor camp.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has celebrated the completion of a new fish farm in the east coast and called for developing ...

The relentless rise in the exchange rates of foreign currencies, coupled with surging food prices, paints a bleak picture of an economy on the brink of collapse. Having experienced North Korea's ...

North Korea is the weak link in the emerging coalition of authoritarian states, and the incoming president is uniquely ...

The unemployment rate among North Korean defectors living in South Korea jumped to 6.3 percent this year, as the sluggish economy increased joblessness among female defectors, data showed Friday. The ...