After 14 years of working directly with North Korean refugees, I’ve seen myths about them spread faster than smuggled South ...

A North Korean defector, reveals the strict regulations and government control in North Korea, including censorship of TVs, government-approved hairstyles, and forced worship of the Kim family.

These exports directly support the North Korean regime, funding both the lavish lifestyles of party elites and the ...

In North Korea, televisions are manipulated to broadcast only state-controlled content, glorifying the Kim dynasty. Defector Timothy Cho unveils the extent of the media control, explaining that all ...

The high-rise neighborhood is part of a major construction drive in the capital Pyongyang, where residents’ quality of life ...

The World Happiness Report 2025 has been released on International Day of Happiness. CNN talks to one of the report’s editors ...

North Korea has 'disappeared' 20 crack troops after ... potentially endangering the leader's life'. 'This led to a situation where Chairman Kim's safety was seriously threatened in an instant ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un expressed his unwavering support for Russia’s aggression against Ukraine during a meeting ...

A group of construction workers in Russia's Nizhny Novgorod are buying up pork cuts that locals typically avoid, driving up ...

Independent investigators and America’s Federal Bureau of Investigations ( FBI) soon pointed the finger at a familiar culprit ...

North Korea was one of the first countries to shut ... "They wanted to know about music, sports – what life was like in the US. They wanted connection." Harriet Marsden is a writer for The ...

DFAT's Smartraveller website has a "do not travel" advisory in place for North Korea. It warns travellers about "the very ...