North Korean high schools are scrambling to build labs and secure equipment as the country prepares to launch an elective ...

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SEOUL (Reuters) - Monique Macias spent 15 years growing up as an exile in Pyongyang and her school days firing Kalashnikov rifles at the same prestigious military academy where Kim Jong-il earned his ...

North Korea schools hold ceremonies to welcome new students at the start of the school year. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). Advertisement Advertisement 2:07 Advertisement ...

It has become more evident that North Korea is increasing efforts to nurture and promote its science sector in a move to have more options to overcome mounting pressure amid international sanctions.

WASHINGTON, July 21 (Reuters) - It has never been easy for the United States to secure the return of citizens from North Korea, one of the world's most isolated nations. The task may be even harder in ...

As North Korea slowly emerges from five years of self-imposed pandemic isolation, a glittering new high-rise neighborhood in the capital Pyongyang is taking center stage. Photos of the ...

TOKYO - The high concrete walls of Hwang In Suk’s school enclose a world different from the rest of Japan. Another language echoes through the halls. The classrooms, with their chalky blackboards and ...