Park Chae-so was so successful in infiltrating the North that Kim Jong-il, the enigmatic ruler, once gifted him blueberry ...

The only major inland city is Taegu, in the south. The highest Korean mountain is Paektu (“No Head”) Mountain, a magnificent ancient volcanic landmark. A rugged riverine boundary between North Korea ...

In the year 946 CE, the Changbaishan-Tianchi volcano, on the border between China and North Korea, erupted ferociously. The ...

An announcement by North Korea's military that it is completely cutting road and rail links to South Korea likely heralds renewed activity near the border which had, until this year, been rare. David ...

He called upon the audience to help revive Korea's ancient "high spiritual civilization ... that now came with changes of administration. North Korean escapees were prominent among speakers ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has issued a stern warning, stating that North Korea will not hesitate to use nuclear weapons if its sovereignty is threatened. This statement follows rising tensions ...

We must be ready for volatility in the regime, which may escalate over the next few years. The fate of the Korean Peninsula ...

North Korea possesses several sophisticated or pseudo-sophisticated air defense systems, from the ancient SA-2 to the more modern KN-06. The KN-06 is very similar to the Russian S-300 and the ...

North Korea was declared a palpable threat in 2003 after they tested ... Various groups who populated the Korean peninsula in ancient times merged into a homogeneous people with a single language ...

From runners in perfect gear to families with strollers and couples with dogs, nearly 7,000 participated in a fun race in the ...

all those explosions and roaring (if ancient) jet fighters have been replaced by an increase in arts programmes and an emphasis on youth. Broadcast media and newspapers in North Korea are all ...

The citation commended Han Kang's "intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human ...