North Korea has long relied on sending its citizens abroad to earn hard currency under strict state control.

The nuclear-armed North, which is accused of widespread rights abuses by the United Nations and other critics, is a deeply hierarchical and patriarchal society where traditional values of deference to ...

The Hermit Kingdom. International Pariah. Terrorist State. The very name of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, or North Korea, evokes sentiments of dystopia, dictatorship, and backwardness.

Fewer North Koreans defected across the southern borderthis year than the previous year for a annual total of 224, South ...

With North Korea expected to expand its overseas workforce, more young women are taking lessons in singing and musical ...

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 ...

UNSEEN, the first-ever international exhibition dedicated to North Korean women’s lives and voices, opens September 20-27 at 393 Broadway in Tribeca, New York, coinciding with the 80th session of the ...

Two women accused of assassinating the half-brother of North Koreas leader in a brazen hit that shocked the world face a key court ruling Thursday, with their families hopeful they will be acquitted ...