Police have detained six Americans in South Korea for allegedly trying to send 1,600 plastic bottles filled with rice, U.S.

North Korean state media said that Kim Jong Un had observed the launch of its new type of intercontinental ballistic missile with his wife Ri Sol Ju, their "beloved daughter" and other officials.

North Korea once sentenced a toddler to life in a prison camp because the baby's family had been caught with a copy of the Bible, according to a new report from the U.S. State Department.

Ms. Chun has reported on North Korea for nearly two decades for JoongAng Ilbo, one of South Korea’s biggest newspapers. SEOUL — For more than six months, Kim Jong-un, the leader of North Korea ...