One defector said soldiers were given just three bullets each during the rare shooting drills. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Although North Korea is no longer in the grips of famine that raged in the late 1990s and claimed countless lives, the U.N. World Food Program has estimated that between 2018 and 2019 about 10 ...

North Korean conscripted soldiers endure brutal conditions, grappling with severe shortages of essentials — from bullets for ...

All North Korean recruits are taught a song that includes a verse about saving their last bullet for themselves to avoid ...

Making kimchi: The soul food of Korea The restrictions are not only on food but extend to a wider range. North Koreans wishing to divorce might face one to six months of labour camp imprisonment ...

The centerpiece of this approach is the “price improvement project,” announced at last year’s plenary meeting to address North Korea’s soaring food prices and currency instability.

What does Mr Kim get in exchange? Probably more of the assistance that was already being sent in exchange for North Korean ammunition: fuel, food and other resources, which help North Korea ...

A surrendering North Korean soldier risked his life by refusing to drop his sausage at gunpoint, according to the Ukrainian paratroopers who captured him.

Major ceremonies celebrating the opening of factories producing clothes, food and other items took place in the counties in ...