The Koreas

While ghosting daily calls with South Korea, North Korea reaffirmed its clear intention to beef up its nuclear capabilities. 

The resumption of inbound tourism is a barometer of the situation in the hermit kingdom.

North Korea asserted that the extensive South Korea-U.S. joint military drills push the security situation on the Korean Peninsula to “the brink of a nuclear war.”

Seoul has ambitious plans, but can the Yoon administration spark interest and investment that will outlast his presidency?

Kim Jong Un told officials and scientists at a state nuclear weapons institute they must ramp up bomb fuel production to meet his goals to expand his nuclear arsenal “exponentially.”

With Yoon and Kishida less than ideal midwives to a new relationship, there’s a real need for Washington to help move things along.

“North Korea doesn’t have a stable political environment for foreigners to do business in, but because wages are so low, doing business there is worth a try,” the businessman told Daily NK.

South Korea has a glowing global reputation. So why do so many Koreans think “isaengmang” – this life is ruined?

South Korea is under increasing pressure to move from humanitarian aid to providing arms directly to Ukraine. 

Joining a series of North Korean statements over upcoming South Korea-U.S. military drills, the supreme leader’s sister warned of taking a military response.

The Yoon administration's plan to resolve forced labor disputes with Japan is already sparking controversy at home.

Despite the regime’s deeply pervasive misogyny, North Korean women are making strides in the country's political and social spheres.