there has been a sharp decline in the number of successful escapes due to increased regulations within North Korea. What has changed, and what is life like for those in the communist country?

Earlier this year, Pyongyang agreed to disable its nuclear reactor and provide a full accounting of its plutonium stockpile, "acknowledge" concerns about its proliferation activities and its uranium ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has overseen tests of newly developed AI-powered suicide drones and called for their increased production, North Korean state media said.

In recent years, photographers have captured everyday life in North Korea ... communist states. A sign reads "Great leader Comrade Kim Jong Il will always be with us" in Pyongyang, the country's ...

But not long ago, it was known as the "North Korea of Europe," cut off from ... during which he severed ties even with other ...

Image source, BBC/Hosu Lee Image caption, Some of Yoon's supporters believe the opposition party wants to unify with the North and turn South Korea into a communist country "Anti-communism became ...

Catholics in the Communist North Korea were met with oppression again ... Its rapid growth is attributed mostly to its contribution to the country's democratization from military dictatorships in ...