North Korea

Chuseok, Korea's harvest festival, is taking place - and millions of people are leaving the cities to visit their ancestral homes. But for North Korean refugees this is impossible.

IBT UK Contributor Oct 06, 2017

China refuses to recognise North Korean woman as refugees, leaving many to be sold as wives where they must work in the fields and be violated regularly.

Hyun-Joo Lim Oct 06, 2017

Pyongyang warns they will confiscate assets of South Korean companies left behind at the industrial zone.

Vasudevan Sridharan Oct 06, 2017

Committee said the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons won the award for its "groundbreaking efforts to achieve a treaty prohibition."

Isabelle Gerretsen Oct 06, 2017

US president reportedly about to decertify historic deal with Iran which saw them curb their nuclear programme to lift sanctions.

Ewan Palmer Oct 06, 2017

A local councillor warned that the poster would not "go down very well" in Northern Ireland's capital.

Isabelle Gerretsen Oct 05, 2017

North Korea's Mansudae studio is "probably the largest art production centre in the world", covering nearly 30 acres and employing about 1,000 artists.

David Sim Oct 04, 2017

Pyongyang called the Japanese PM a "headless chicken" at the UN General Assembly gathering.

Vasudevan Sridharan Oct 03, 2017

The fresh link would be vital for coordinating cyberattacks, expert says.

Jason Murdock Oct 02, 2017

"If diplomacy prevents just one soldier from having to die on the battlefield, it is worth the energy."

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Oct 02, 2017

US secretary of state say 'we do talk to them' and looking into discussions with Pyongyang.

Ewan Palmer Sep 30, 2017

Rusi report says "war is now a real possibility' and would kill hundreds of thousands of people.

Brendan Cole Sep 28, 2017

Supreme Leader's 'intentional' weight gain has been the subject of repeated speculation.

Paul Wright Sep 28, 2017

North Korean firms and joint ventures to be shut within 120 days of the UN resolution approved earlier this month.

Dan Cancian Sep 28, 2017

The travel ban means the region's football governing body is forced to postpone a match between Malaysia and North Korea.

Vasudevan Sridharan Sep 28, 2017

At least 4.7 million students and workers are claimed to have stepped forward to fight for the Kim Jong-un regime.

Vasudevan Sridharan Sep 28, 2017

Military action was not his preferred option, but he was well prepared to use it, the US president warns.

Vasudevan Sridharan Sep 27, 2017

The 22-year-old's parents opened up about how their son was tortured by the reclusive regime.

Nicole Rojas Sep 26, 2017

Brazen killing of Kim Jong-nam at Kuala Lumpur airport was bid for superpower status.

Isabelle Gerretsen Sep 26, 2017

South Korean spy agency says North Korea could not even detect the US' bombers and fighters.

Vasudevan Sridharan Sep 26, 2017

He said that it was the US who has made a declaration of war.

Brendan Cole Sep 25, 2017

The new measures come into force on 18 October.

Brendan Cole Sep 25, 2017

Ri Yong Ho said President Trump made 'an irreversible mistake' when he mocked Kim Jong-un calling him 'rocket man.'

Priya Joshi Sep 23, 2017

President Donald Trump has sent a strong warning to North Korea as tensions escalate over Pyongyang's nuclear programme.

Priya Joshi Sep 23, 2017

A 3.4-magnitude earthquake was detected near North Korea's nuclear test site.

Nandini Krishnamoorthy Sep 23, 2017

The rhetoric between the North Korea and US has escalated in recent days.

Jordan Bhatt Sep 22, 2017

The rhetoric has taken a sharp turn in recent days between Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump.

Jordan Bhatt Sep 22, 2017

"Nobody wins in this pissing contest," one Twitter user said.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Sep 22, 2017

The use of the 14th century word left many scratching their heads.

Jordan Bhatt Sep 22, 2017

The statement came from North Korea's news agency.

Brendan Cole Sep 22, 2017