North Koreans risk their lives trying to escape the regime in Pyongyang. For those who do manage to flee, neighbouring South Korea is the obvious destination. More than 34,000 North Korean defectors ...

“Rethinking I-794” is not about nostalgia, it is about facing facts. The freeway is underused, overbuilt, and economically unsustainable. Its removal is not a gamble, it is an economic strategy backed ...

Take a rare aerial journey over North Korea with captivating drone footage showcasing its enigmatic landscapes and the meticulously designed capital, Pyongyang. From the grandiose monuments like the ...

Previously, many people fed up with the deprivations of life in North Korea would ... about the outside world in China, located just across a narrow river. Not anymore. A city that once exuded ...

Though she said it was 'freezing cold' outside ... were allowed back into North Korea in February for the first time since Covid-19 pandemic - but only into the remote city of Rason.

GIMPO-People curious about North Korea can now get a peek at life inside the famously reclusive ... Korea’s Aegibong Peace Ecopark in Gimpo city, which is along the divide between the two ...

Coffee lovers with a keen interest to catch a glimpse of life in the world ... latest outpost in South Korea is located on an observation tower at the border with North Korea, allowing patrons ...

She joined Newsweek in January 2023, having previously worked as a reporter at the Daily Express, and is a graduate of International Journalism at City ... referring to North Korea by its official ...

Just two years ago, Zane Han couldn’t have imagined his life today ... freedom inside North Korea,” he said, “But I didn’t imagine that North Korea’s image [in the outside world] ...

Airdrops of abridged versions of the Bible and short-wave radio sets, which allow North Koreans to access outside ... North Korea’s trash balloons have provided clues to life in the isolated ...

Given its location on the border with China, Sinuiju plays a crucial role in North Korea's trade with its giant neighbour. The city has a harbour and a railroad bridge connecting it to Dandong ...

in the northeastern tip of North Korea. With a rare chance to see life outside of Pyongyang, Chu snapped pictures on his mobile phone and successfully managed to smuggle them out last August.