Many North Korean defectors in South Korea use a secret network of brokers to stay connected to those back home. But recently, South Korea investigated some of those brokers for espionage.

Deep within the mountains of North Korea lies Camp 14, a secretive and brutal prison camp where thousands have lived and died in silence. Built to punish political prisoners and their families, it ...

North Korea is cracking down on breast implants for women, threatening those who have undergone the procedure with severe ...

North Korea's state-run Korean Central News Agency announced on Wednesday that its mysterious American captive, Kenneth Bae, has begun his 15-year sentence at a "special prison," which has Korea ...

Technology has allowed North Korea to increase control of its citizens over the last decade with some being executed for distributing foreign TV programs, according to the United Nations.

*Dennis Rodman says he is partially responsible for the release of American college student Otto Warmbier from a North Korea prison, a claim that goes against the State Department’s declaration last ...

The North Korean government is increasingly implementing the death penalty, including for people caught watching and sharing foreign films and TV dramas, a major UN report has found.

North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un (C) meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin (not seen) on September 13, 2023 at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Amur region, Russia. The talks between the two leaders ...

Update: 3:39 p.m. Yonhap is also now reporting Jimmy Carter has no plans to visit North Korea soon. Update 3:17 p.m. Reuters reports the White House was never confirming the trip was taking place, but ...