North Korea is home to about 26 million people who are taught to worship their leaders as gods. The country is culturally and economically isolated as many suffer from malnutrition and poverty. Many ...

In recent years, photographers have captured everyday life in North Korea. The images give a rare glimpse into the completely isolated nation. Many are bleak, while others seem like they could have ...

GIMPO, South Korea—As a young man seven decades ago, Ahn Hak-seop fought for Kim Il Sung in the Korean War. South Koreans captured him, imprisoned him and demanded he embrace capitalism. He once ...

As North Korea slowly emerges from five years of self-imposed pandemic isolation, a glittering new high-rise neighborhood in the capital Pyongyang is taking center stage. Photos of the ...