SEOUL--North Korea has poured up to $1.6 billion (about 231.2 billion yen) into its nuclear development program over the last 50 years, an estimate by a South Korean think tank showed. It is ...

North Korea is expanding its list of crimes punishable by death, according to reports. Supreme leader Kim Jong Un's regime expanded the list of offenses warranting the death penalty from 11 to 16 ...

The launches detected by South Korea and Japan are North Korea’s first public weapons firing activities in two months. Seoul city gov’t issued text alerts advising people to stay indoors and ...

North Korea has likely enriched enough uranium to build a “double-digit” number of bombs and is making progress in its efforts to develop more powerful and accurate missiles targeting rival ...

North Korea is in a category of its own when it comes to human rights violations. It is a totalitarian state where tens of thousands of people are enslaved and tortured. All forms of freedom of ...

North Korea’s nominal gross national income in 2023 was estimated to be 1.59 million won ($1,147.56) per capita, equivalent to just 3.4% of the South’s 47.25 million won.

North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward the sea Thursday morning, South Korea's military said, days after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to put his nuclear force fully ready for battle ...

Kim’s warning came after President Yoon threatened the ‘end of the North Korean regime’ if Pyongyang used nuclear weapons. Kim’s warning came after President Yoon threatened the ‘end of ...

Xi Jinping is making his first visit to North Korea this week as Chinese president. Chinese state media says both sides will discuss the political tensions on the Korean Peninsula, but China is ...

After decades in the political wilderness, North Korea has spent the past year in a flurry of diplomatic activity. But talks with the US, China and South Korea have so far focused entirely on ...

Complicating matters, the extent of North Korea's nuclear and missile programs remains shrouded in mystery, as its facilities are scattered all over the country. The failure to produce a deal in ...