North Korea News News North Korea » Life: Cockroaches, surveillance and 16-hour days: The life of a North Korean worker in Russia
For North Koreans, being sent to work abroad is often seen as a precious chance to earn money for their families while getting a rare glimpse of the outside world. But workers arriving in Russia find ...
News North Korea » Life: What We Know About Kim Jong Un’s Teenage Daughter and Possible Heir
Even the girl’s reported name—Kim Ju Ae—has never officially been confirmed.
News North Korea » Life: North Korean labourers describe 'lives worse than cattle' in Russia
Guemhyuk Kim* can’t remember the last time he had a proper shower. When the North Korean worker was sent to Russia under Kim Jong Un’s overseas labour programme, he had not imagined living inside a ...
News North Korea » Life: New research unpacks North Korea’s stealthy, sophisticated remote IT worker schemes
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In this illustration, a hacker wearing a hoodie sits at a computer in front of a North Korean flag. North Korea’s remote IT worker ...
News North Korea » Life: Iris cast and characters: Here’s who brought the espionage K-drama to life
KBS2's espionage K-drama, Iris, premiered in 2009. It followed the story of NSS agent Kim Hyun-jun, who tries to protect his country and the reunification plan of South and North Korea from a secret ...
News North Korea » Life: The surprising source of North Korea’s enduring power
In the short history of world Communism, North Korea has always stood apart. Stalin’s Soviet Union is gone. Mao Zedong’s China has liberalized and integrated itself into the global economy. But not ...
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People take part in a mass rally and demonstration to mark what North Korea calls “the day of struggle against US imperialism” in Sinchon County of South Hwanghae Province, North Korea, June 25, 2025.
News North Korea » Life: The Evangelical Roots of North Korea’s Kim Family
Kim Il-Sung became the leader of North Korea at the end of World War II. Joseph Stalin and the Red Army of the Soviets took North Korea, stopping at what is now the 38th parallel. The Soviets backed ...