North Korea signed a security pact with Russia in June 2024. The treaty is a rehash of an earlier agreement signed in 1961. While this pact is unlikely to change much in the short term, it may ...

In late July, the North Korean government is reported to have tested an intercontinental ballistic missile that experts say could be capable of reaching Los Angeles and other West Coast cities. It's ...

North Korea’s pursuit of nuclear weapons intensified its international isolation. A series of talks from 2003-09 with China, Japan, Russia, South Korea, and the United States to disarm its ...

Japan is facing its most severe security environment since World War II as three potential adversaries in East Asia – China, ...

As tensions escalate between North Korea and the U.S. the history of the isolated country seems distant and complicated. However, the full background of the nation can offer some insight into the ...

In a quiet corner of Seoul’s Hyuga Cafe, a warm, honey-toned space nestled inside what once served as the dormitory for K-pop superband BTS, two young men sip iced americanos, sketching out their own ...

North Korea invaded what is now called South Korea in June 1950. Control of Seoul, the capital, changed hands five times during that year.

In December 2012, North Korea tried again, this time successfully launching the Unha-3 rocket and putting an object into orbit for the first time in its history. It maintained that the launch was ...

We knew we had just witnessed something that few people outside North Korea would ever see. Saying goodbye, knowing we'd never be back. After four weeks in the country, it was time to say goodbye.

North Korea's official homepage went live in December 2000. The site was the brainchild of Alejandro Cao de Benós, a Spanish IT consultant, who first became interested in North Korean politics ...

In late July, the North Korean government is reported to have tested an intercontinental ballistic missile that experts say could be capable of reaching Los Angeles and other West Coast cities. It's ...