North Korea’s missile test on Monday was in fact a drill to test nuclear force preparedness, according to local media. The incident raised alarms around the region after several short-range ...

North Korea ran simulated nuclear counterstrikes against unspecified foreign enemies on Monday, according to state media. The rocket launches were conducted under the supervision of supreme leader ...

North Korea has several nuclear weapons and is perfecting the missiles that are designed to deliver them. The North Korea challenge is, as President Obama reportedly told then President-elect ...

The handle, pronounced “pax,” was a cheeky allusion to his intention of forcing a kind of peace with North Korea through the threat of his own punitive measures. He hoped that by hiding behind ...

North Korea is in a category of its own when it comes to human rights violations. It is a totalitarian state where tens of thousands of people are enslaved and tortured. All forms of freedom of ...

Hong Kong CNN — China’s highest-level visit to North Korea in nearly five years is set to get underway Thursday, as Pyongyang seeks to strengthen relations with both Beijing and Moscow amid ...

By Choe Sang-Hun Reporting from Seoul North Korea launched an intermediate-range ballistic missile off its east coast on Tuesday, an indication that the country was continuing to develop missiles ...

North Korea, officially named the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, is an independent country located on the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. Founded in 1945, it is one of the world's ...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea is putting surveillance cameras in schools and workplaces and collecting fingerprints, photographs and other biometric information from its citizens in a ...

The BBC secures rare access to Taesung village hidden in the heart of Korea's DMZ The tiny village of Taesung - home to 138 people - sits in the strip of no man's land between North and South Korea.

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...

North Korean Leader Kim Leads Rocket Drills that Simulate a Nuclear Counterattack Against Enemies North Korea Fires Suspected Short-Range Missiles into the Sea in Its Latest Weapons Test ...