A North Korean man has crossed the heavily fortified demilitarized zone to the South. The apparent defection is unusual ...

U.S. warplanes struck Iran’s nuclear sites in a dramatic escalation—just the latest in a long, bloody pattern. From proxy ...

North Koreans, particularly teenagers, are showing growing enthusiasm for sports as rental shops offering athletic equipment ...

In this series, NPR takes readers and listeners behind the news and explains how we do our journalism. Here, international correspondent Anthony Kuhn talks about how he covers North Korea without ...

We discuss President Trump and Kim Jong Un's past negotiations and the difficulties of reporting on North Korea.

On June 25, 1950, more than 135,000 North Korean troops invaded South Korea, starting the Korean War that cost millions of ...

These compelling images perfectly capture the surreal world that is daily life inside North Korea. Shot from China across the ...

DALIAN, China -- People who appear to be North Korean have been taking China sightseeing tours on the Yalu River, which acts as a border between the countries. In early June, Nikkei witnessed the ...

but this does seem to be the only instance of Steam use between the 38th parallel and the Yalu River, and has been for years. And then yesterday, users on Reddit noticed the dot had winked out. "After ...

On his YouTube channel he holds a sign that reads, “Ask a North Korean.” To Americans who praise socialism, Ryu says: “Just go to North Korea for 10 days and you’ll know how bad it is . . .

Socialism He Escaped North Korea—Twice. Now He Warns People About Socialism. "Just go to North Korea for 10 days and you'll know how bad it is," says Charles Ryu. John Stossel | 5.28.2025 12:30 AM ...

Nine months later, he was freed from prison labor because "I lost so much weight that I was a worthless worker." Eventually Ryu escaped again, sneaking past guards into the Yalu River. "I carried ...