The totalitarian regime in Pyongyang is reportedly trying to crack down on the rising cost of living, with some citizens ...

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North Korean escapee and activist Timothy Cho shared the struggles that citizens face when purchasing basic consumer goods ...

Kim Jong-un's ban terrifies North Korean women. In August 2024, North Korea was rocked by a new ban on women's dress and ...

Two North Korean soldiers captured by Ukraine knew nothing about the war they were sent to fight. They were handed Kalashnikov rifles and told they would be facing off against South Koreans who ...

The FBI has confirmed that North Korea was behind the largest cryptocurrency heist in history, stealing approximately $1.5 billion from the Dubai-based Bybit exchange. The hackers allegedly ...

North Korea appears to have dispatched fresh troops to reinforce Russian forces struggling on the Ukrainian front lines, South Korea’s spy network disclosed Wednesday. It remains unclear exactly ...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s spy agency said Thursday that North Korea appears to have sent additional troops to Russia, after its soldiers deployed on the Russian-Ukraine fronts ...

North Korea has sent more soldiers to Russia and re-deployed several to the frontline in Kursk, Seoul's spy agency told AFP on Thursday (February 27, 2025). South Korean and Western intelligence ...

North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un (C) visiting the Kang Kon Military Academy in Pyongyang. (Photo by KCNA VIA KNS / AFP) South Korea’s Yonhap news agency, citing Seoul’s National Intelligence Service ...