February 16, known as the "Day of the Shining Star" in North Korea, commemorates the birthday of Kim Jong Il, who died in ...

For the first time in over five years, foreign tourists can now visit North Korea, just in time for late leader Kim Jong Il's ...

This marks the first time North Korea has opened its borders to international tourism since January 2020. Tourists will be ...

North Korea could soon be opening up to tourists once again after five years of closed boarders - with tours including visits ...

When Kim Jong Il died in December 2011, for instance, few outsiders knew it until it was reported by North Korea’s state media two days later. A U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity ...

Hyunseung Lee, a former soldier who fled North Korea, told BI that those sent to fight against Ukraine have "zero ...

Kim Jong Il. A centenarian, Kim Yong Ju outlived his brother as well as former leader Kim Jong Il, but he live the second half of his life mainly in obscurity, often in a remote part of the ...

North Korea has reopened its touristic border city of Rason near China after it was closed in 2020 at the peak of the ...

Constant propaganda as well as limited access to ammunition — or even toilet paper — were the stark realities of being in North Korea's army, a former soldier told Business Insider. Hyunseung ...

Crucially, Carter came up with a deal where North Korea would stop its nuclear activity, allow IAEA inspectors back into its reactors, and eventually dismantle Yongbyon's facilities. In return, the US ...

North Korea is opening up to foreign tourists for the first time since it sealed its borders in 2020 during the pandemic.