North Korea
Watch North Korean Soldiers Smash Bricks With Their Faces to Impress Kim Jong Un
An intense propaganda event aired on state TV shows topless North Korean military personnel beating each other with sticks and hammers, while Kim Jong Un and his sister Kim Yo Jong look on.
North Korea’s Passport Is Apparently More Powerful Than These Countries
The totalitarian kingdom has some flex over some countries in South Asia.
North Korea, Too, Has Something to Say About ‘Squid Game’
K-dramas are banned in North Korea, but that doesn’t mean the country has no opinion about the hit Netflix show.
North Korea Declares Success in Long-Range Cruise Missile Test, Alarming the US
The U.S. called North Korea’s activity “threats” to the international community.
North Korea Is Ghosting the South Weeks After Restoring Their Hotlines
The Koreas reconnected their direct phone lines last month. But that doesn’t mean they’re talking.
North Korea Says Orphan Children Are Volunteering to Work in Coal Mines
“Our children are now growing brightly,” North Korea’s foreign ministry said.
The North Korean Refugee Who Crossed the Border for Fashion
“I would have never imagined having a job in the beauty industry in North Korea. Back then, I couldn’t even style myself the way I wanted. I hated it so much.”
North Korea Launches Two Ballistic Missiles in First Provocation to Biden
The launches coincided with the start of the Tokyo Olympic torch relay.
Atlanta Shooting Suspect’s Church Bashed ‘Radical Feminism’ in Deleted Sermons
“Radical feminism has engulfed our culture like a tsunami,” lead pastor Jerry Dockery told his congregation on September 20, 2020.
North and South Korea Unite Against Harvard Professor’s ‘Comfort Women’ Claims
North Korean state-run outlet called the professor a “disgusting money grubber.”
Russian Diplomats Escape North Korea in Hand-Pushed Trolley
With travel completely restricted because of COVID, the Russian envoys and their families resorted to some lo-fi transportation.
Kim Jong Un’s Wife Re-emerges After More Than a Year Out of Public Sight
Her absence had fueled rumors of a pregnancy, sickness and something much worse.