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Kim Jong-un and his generals cheer after the apparent launch of the Hwasong-17 long-range missile in March

Exclusive: North Korea’s monster fake out

An arms control policy expert says that a military video put out by North Korea in March may have been faked to cover up an unsuccessful ballistic missile launch. His team deconstructs the images to try to verify them.

Exclusive: North Korea’s monster fake out
People watch a TV showing a file image of North Korea's missile launch during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, May 7, 2022.

Japan gears up for evacuation drills amid spate of North Korean missile tests

Japan gears up for evacuation drills amid spate of North Korean missile tests
In this photo provided by the North Korean government, Kim Jong-un speaks in a conference with chief secretaries of the city and county party committees in Pyongyang, North Korea, Saturday, March 6, 2020. 

North Korea to reopen its borders for the coronavirus vaccine

North Korea to reopen its borders for the coronavirus vaccine
A group of police officers are shown carrying large weapons and wearing face masks while walking down the middle of a street.

Anti-terrorism police investigating knife attack in Paris

Anti-terrorism police investigating knife attack in Paris
A group of people are shown in a demonstration with one person carrying a sign that says, "Say Her Name."

Decision in Breonna Taylor case sparks new protests; Hong Kong police arrested Joshua Wong; North Korean troops shot and killed a South Korean official

Decision in Breonna Taylor case sparks new protests; Hong Kong police arrested Joshua Wong; North Korean troops shot and killed a South Korean official
In this file photo from Dec. 7, 2013, US Vice President Joe Biden listens to Colonel James Minnich, Secretary of the United Nations Command, Military Armistice Commission, at the border village of Panmunjom, in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), the military b

How would Team Biden handle a showdown with North Korea?

The World asked two Northeast Asia experts what to expect if Joe Biden wins the US presidential election.

How would Team Biden handle a showdown with North Korea?
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, with a white suit and black flat-top hair style, speaks at a conference table.

Typhoon Bavi strikes North Korea amid pandemic lockdown 

Pyongyang has closed its borders, preventing aid groups from entering the country. Now, the regime’s ability to effectively respond to the disaster could be curtailed due to the absence of such organizations.   

Typhoon Bavi strikes North Korea amid pandemic lockdown 
A woman walks past a TV broadcasting file footage for a news report on North Korea firing an unidentified projectile, in Seoul, South Korea, March 9, 2020.

North Korea still officially claims zero coronavirus cases  

But some claim that the virus hit North Korea in late December.  

North Korea still officially claims zero coronavirus cases  
American man wearing dark blue suit speaks at podium standing next to Korean man wearing dark blue suit.

North Korea threats loom over tension between the US and South Korea

A dispute over the cost to base American soldiers in South Korea is straining the decades-old alliance as North Korea threatens to resume military provocations.  

North Korea threats loom over tension between the US and South Korea
A North Korean soldier keeps watch toward the south through a binocular telescope

South Korea just repatriated two North Korean fishermen. Why?

The two are suspected of murdering 16 of their fellow crew members and allegedly dumping their bodies overboard. North Korean defectors and human rights activists are blasting the government for sending them back to “certain death” without a proper trial.

South Korea just repatriated two North Korean fishermen. Why?
people line up to vote in north korea

How to 'vote' in North Korea

North Koreans get to “vote” this weekend. Here’s how their elections work.

How to 'vote' in North Korea
a North Korean bunny prepares to exact revenge

Meet North Korea’s Bunny Gang, cute animated rabbits who rain vengeance on their foes

These bunnies might look cute, but if you cross them, you just might die screaming.

Meet North Korea’s Bunny Gang, cute animated rabbits who rain vengeance on their foes
Intercontinental ballistic missiles are shown atop eight-wheeled camoflaged trucks being driven down a street.

North Korea rebuilds part of missile site as Bolton warns of more sanctions

North Korea has restored part of a rocket test site it began to dismantle after pledging to do so in a first summit with US President Donald Trump last year

North Korea rebuilds part of missile site as Bolton warns of more sanctions
A building at Kim Chaek University of Technology during the blue hours of pre-dawn

Twitter and Cocoa Puffs: The surprising life of a student at North Korea’s top university

Alek Sigley, 29, studies at Kim Il-sung University — the alma mater of Kim Jong-un. He opened a Twitter account just a few months ago and it's become a rare keyhole through which to view a fast-changing Pyongyang, North Korea.

Twitter and Cocoa Puffs: The surprising life of a student at North Korea’s top university
US President Donald Trump is shown wearing a suit and red tie, walking with North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un, wearing an all black outfit surrounded by greenery.

Trump says to meet North Korea's Kim in Vietnam in late February

US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he would hold his second meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un at the end of February in Vietnam.

Trump says to meet North Korea's Kim in Vietnam in late February