North Korea

Man executed after being caught making phone contact with South Korea near China border.

Jack Moore May 23, 2014

North Korea retaliates for South Korean warning shots against vessels by firing shells into disputed waters.

Jack Moore May 22, 2014

Eldest son of Kim Jong-il and half-brother of Kim Jong-un found after uncle's execution.

Jack Moore May 20, 2014

'Hundreds' of residents estimated to have been killed after 23-storey unfinished apartment collapses in North Korean capital.

Vasudevan Sridharan May 18, 2014

US Air Force's Global Hawk drones set to begin routine surveillance flights from Japan's Misawa Air Base.

Vasudevan Sridharan May 13, 2014

Vulgar racism aimed at US President by Kim Jong un's regime marks heightening of aggressive rhetoric.

Dominic Gover May 09, 2014

Sudden unexplained replacement and disappearance of Choe Ryong-hae as head of General Political Bureau sparks alarm

Ludovica Iaccino May 02, 2014

The heavily fortified islands of Yeonpyeong and Baengnyeong, closer to Pyongyang than Seoul.

David Sim Apr 30, 2014

Seoul vows to 'sternly respond' to Pyongyang's 'provocative act' as residents in nearby islands told to evacuate.

Vasudevan Sridharan Apr 29, 2014

Comments of a high-level committee of North Korea follow Obama's visit to South Korea.

Vasudevan Sridharan Apr 27, 2014

Kim holds talks with top policymakers of Central Military Commission.

Vasudevan Sridharan Apr 27, 2014

Kim's call to North Korean soldiers comes as Barack Obama wraps up visit to South Korea as part of his Asia tour.

Vasudevan Sridharan Apr 26, 2014

Miller Matthew Todd detained in North Korea on 10 April for 'rash behaviour' at immigration according to state news agency

Gianluca Mezzofiore Apr 25, 2014

Oh Kim, let us adore him.

David Sim Apr 25, 2014

France's National Dairy Industry College asked to teach Pyongyang envoys how to make Emmental

Umberto Bacchi Apr 23, 2014

Photographs of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un as a child have been released.

David Sim Apr 23, 2014

Pyongyang's Punggye-ri nuclear test site shows increased activity.

Vasudevan Sridharan Apr 21, 2014

M&M Hair Academy gets visit from nearby embassy after mockingly using leader's image for poster ad.

Ewan Palmer Apr 15, 2014

Republican presidential nominee and Fox News commentator makes claim at 'freedom debate'.

Lewis Dean Apr 15, 2014

As an important anniversary approaches, IBTimes UK takes a look at the state of play in the Korean peninsula.

Nigel Wilson Apr 10, 2014

South Korean media reports official executed with flame-thrower as Kim continues crackdown on uncle's loyalists.

Jack Moore Apr 08, 2014

An Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur groundshare also mooted as 'stories' get the April Fools treatment by UK media.

Lewis Dean Apr 01, 2014

Moscow looks to bolster annual trade with Pyongyang to about $1bn.

Vasudevan Sridharan Mar 31, 2014

South Korea deploys fighter jets near tense border areas to combat North's provocations.

Vasudevan Sridharan Mar 31, 2014

North Korea students forced to don Kim Jong-Un hairstyle.

Lewis Dean Mar 26, 2014

Property transactions are against North Korean laws, but are rapidly increasing in the country.

Jerin Mathew Mar 26, 2014

Tensions heightened as short-range missiles fired off east coast of Korean peninsula, according to Yonhap news agency.

Fiona Keating Mar 16, 2014

US investigators who analysed engine data suspect missing jet travelled for at least four more hours after it lost contact

Jijo Jacob Mar 13, 2014

South Korea urges Pyongyang to warn of pending missile tests to avoid tragedy after China Southern Airlines' near-miss

Divya Avasthy Mar 06, 2014

The accused had allegedly met South Korean missionary Kim Jeong-wook, who is currently under detention

Divya Avasthy Mar 05, 2014