North Korean authorities imposed strict travel controls during last month’s rice-planting mobilization, with numerous people ...

North Korea earns an estimated $43.8 million monthly — or $525.6 million yearly — through its troop deployment to Russia. The ...

N. Korea launched an undercover effort to crackdown on illegal foreign currency smuggling in Ryanggang Province.

When “A,” a North Pyongan province woman, first heard her son in the military had been deployed to Russia, she assumed he was ...

Car rentals have sparked a driving craze among young people and women in Pyongyang—and now North Korean authorities are ...

More North Korean women in Pyongyang are getting behind the wheel, seeking driver’s licenses in what appears to be a quiet rebellion against traditional gender roles and a push for greater ...

North Korea’s General Political Bureau is now using “combat record books” as an effective political work tool. The military ...

A recent proposal for a “minerals-for-security” deal with North Korea fundamentally misunderstands both the nature of Kim Jong Un’s regime and the lessons of past diplomatic failures.

North Korean state media quickly covered Lee Jae-myung’s presidential election victory, sparking hope among ordinary North Koreans for better relations between the two Koreas.

North Korea is preparing to send up to 28,000 more workers overseas as recruitment efforts that began last year enter the ...

Demand for Chinese-made bags has surged among North Koreans in their teens through 30s. The trend of choosing Chinese bags ...

I used satellite imagery to assess Pyongyang’s summer heat and heat wave conditions. The analysis used satellite data from ...