For much of the world, ice cream is a sweet treat with a universally understood name. But in North Korea, the simple dessert has become a matter of politics and ideology. Leader Kim Jong Un has ...

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Curtis Melvin, a researcher at the Johns Hopkins U.S.-Korea Institute, about tourism to North Korea, and whether... North Korea Detains U.S. Student For 'Hostile Act' ARI ...

The NBA is experiencing a ratings slump, but that all could change if the National Basketball Association just adopted some North Korean basketball rules. Negative points, bonuses for finesse, and a ...

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea dealt a blow Tuesday to prospects for further multilateral talks aimed at curbing its nuclear weapons development, saying it will not allow Japan to participate in any ...

The mood music is building to a crescendo. This week Kim Jong Un, North Korea’s dictator, spoke to his rubber-stamp parliament about his “fond memories” of meeting Donald Trump, with whom he held ...

The emergence of an “Axis of Upheaval” consisting of revisionist states—which, to borrow language from former Secretary of State Antony Blinken, seek to “alter the foundational principles of the ...

Customers in England are angry over new health rules that are forcing popular restaurants and stores to stop offering free refills on sugary drinks like sodas and hot chocolate. New regulations went ...

South Korea’s ousted leader, Yoon Suk Yeol, was accused of trying to stoke military tensions to justify his short-lived martial law last December. By Choe Sang-Hun Reporting from Seoul A South Korean ...

Mr. Hennigan writes about national security, foreign policy and conflict for the Opinion section. One day after 14 American 30,000-pound bombs thundered down on Iran, North Korea’s Foreign Ministry ...