Noodles and bread are appearing more often in North Korean diets as the government promotes flour-based foods to address ...

When Il-yong Ju was a child, something strange would happen in his tiny village in rural North Korea every 25 December. "My ...

A pattern of tightening market controls and soaring prices has culminated in an ambitious government intervention – a comprehensive plan to regulate the grain trade. North Korea finds itself in the ...

Seoul, South Korea — In a symbolic display of anger, North Korea blew up the northern parts of inter-Korean roads no longer in use on Tuesday, South Korea said, after the rivals exchanged threats of ...

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea launched a new intercontinental ballistic missile Thursday in its first test in almost a year of a weapon designed to threaten the U.S. mainland and occurring days ...

Historically, North Korea has focused primarily on developing land-based military strength. However, several factors are driving Pyongyang to enhance its naval power. In this photo provided by the ...

North Korea blew up parts of two major roads connected to the southern part of the peninsula on Tuesday, South Korean authorities said, after Pyongyang warned it would take steps to completely cut off ...

In rural counties in central South Korea, residents are being paid simply for living there. One example is Okcheon in North ...

(updates with UNICEF briefing in Geneva, paragraphs 8-13, 15) SEOUL, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Destitute North Korea will likely be pushed into famine due to devastating floods this year that wiped out crops ...

The move gives Kim Jong-un, the leader of North Korea, leverage to ask President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia for a lot in return. By Michael D. Shear Reporting from Washington Heads of state rarely ...