Most of what we know about North Korea does not come through open reporting or official transparency. Information reaches the outside world in fragments, usually carried by defectors, foreign ...

The investigative minds at How to Survive share the harrowing accounts of detainees in North Korea, highlighting the extreme ...

Car ownership in North Korea is tightly controlled, rare, and often reserved for the elite. This article explores new laws allowing private registration, the country’s small auto industry, and why ...

TOKYO -- A Japanese court on Monday held North Korea responsible for the human rights violations of four plaintiffs lured to the North by Pyongyang's postwar false promise of living in "paradise on ...

On March 15, North Korea will hold its first national level elections since 2019. After being delayed for two years, the Kim Jong Un regime delivered a short notice announcement last week that the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. North Korea is punishing citizens caught watching South Korean television with forced labor and even death, according to an ...

Hamhung inns in North Korea are used for meth sales and use as crackdowns drive trade underground; bribes help bypass check-ins.

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For decades, the black market economy has been a lifeline for North Korean citizens. It enabled them to trade goods and services in ways that both ensured their survival while offering some a chance ...