South Korea's spy agency, the National Intelligence Service (NIS), also said that North Korea was planning to deploy between 10,000 and 12,000 troops to Russia, according to Yonhap.

When North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, met with his ruling Workers’ Party in the past week, he had some good news. The country, which has long struggled with hunger, was expecting a “fairly ...

After the takeover by the atheistic communist regime of Kim Il-Sung, most North Korean Christians followed retreating American troops south during the Korean War, settling in South Korea.

The flag of North Korea features a red star within a white circle set against a wide red stripe, bordered by thinner white and blue stripes. Kim said that the tie is one of just a handful he owns.