The uneasy truce between the nuclear-armed North and the US-allied South remains one of the most vexing security concerns for ...

The country of North Korea, officially known as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), has an isolated and tightly controlled command economy, which is a standard component of any ...

North Korea's Command Economy . North Korea ranks as the least economically free country in the Heritage Foundation's 2023 Index of Economic Freedom.

North Korea will open a tourist site on its east coast next week that it calls a prelude to a new era in its tourism industry ...

Paek H.O, who defected from the northeastern North Korean town of Musan in 2018, speaks in front of U.S. dollar and Chinese yuan notes during an interview in Seoul, South Korea, on May 3, 2023.

North Korea's military said it fired two tactical ballistic missiles from the capital on Wednesday night to practice "scorched earth strikes" at major command centers and operational airfields in ...

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The North Korea of 2024 is more belligerent, provocative and focused on its military than ever before. Pyongyang has put itself on a war footing, upping its defense production and forging ahead ...

Today, North Korea’s secretive dictator oversees an isolated society and command economy, portraying himself as the benevolent protector of a nation under siege from hostile foreign powers.

North Korea said it had test-launched new anti-aircraft missiles, as its military threatened unspecified grave steps against the U.S. and South Korea over their joint military drills.

The country of North Korea, officially known as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), has an isolated and tightly controlled command economy, which is a standard component of any ...

Paek H.O, who defected from the northeastern North Korean town of Musan in 2018, speaks in front of U.S. dollar and Chinese yuan notes during an interview in Seoul, South Korea, on May 3, 2023.