The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) demands that inspectors be given access to two nuclear waste storage sites. In response, North Korea threatens to quit the NPT but eventually opts to ...

South Korea is a confident democracy. It should act like one. That means it must not fear information about North Korea. It ...

In early May, North Korea test fired short-range ballistic missiles, the first such launch since late 2017 and the first since President Donald Trump began meeting with North Korea's leader, Kim Jong ...

Here is a look at the life of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Personal Birth date: January 8 (Widely believed to be in his mid-30s, though birth year is publicly unavailable.) Father: Kim Jong Il ...

Mr. Hennigan writes about national security, foreign policy and conflict for the Opinion section. One day after 14 American 30,000-pound bombs thundered down on Iran, North Korea’s Foreign Ministry ...

North Korea may be the most secretive state in the world, but we actually know a surprising amount of what goes on there, even if our picture is incomplete. Here are some of the most surprising facts ...

President Lee Jae-myung said, “This is the first I’ve heard of it,” in response to a question from a foreign press briefing regarding South Korean nationals detained in North Korea. He even turned to ...

People who have escaped from North Korea since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic have described severe repression and restrictions on economic activity. North Korean escapees’ accounts illustrate the ...