NORTH KOREA

Chan Han Choi, born in South Korea and now a naturalised Australian citizen, was suspected of helping North Korea to earn more money beating sanctions.

Security experts believe that the prolific hacker group has launched a phishing campaign against cryptocurrency companies.

Disappearance of Kim Jong-un's top aide General Hwang Pyong-so sparks rumours that he may have been executed for receiving kickbacks in exchange for promotions at Politburo.

The ship washed up on a beach in Kashiwazaki in north Japan, prompting concerns that Pyongyang has launched a spy campaign.

Alongside the rest of the world, experts warn that North Korea is likely profiting from the rise of bitcoin, a cryptocurrency the regime has been hacking, stealing and mining.

At one stroke, there is a new asset class which is an easily divisible store of value – taking the crown from gold, and can be moved around at the click of a mouse.

The North Korean leader heralded the scientists and workers behind the recent launch of a long-range missile at a national defence conference.

The US Geological Survey (USGS) has reported that aftershocks are still being felt from North Korea's huge nuclear test in September.

Female North Korean defector reveals her horrific ordeal at the hands of the brutal Kim Jong-un regime.

Charles Jenkins, the last known living US soldier to have defected to North Korea, has died at the age of 77.

US officials believe the North Korean regime has likely obtained the machinery needed to create biological weapons – weaponising bacteria and viruses to attack its enemies.

Despite outspending both Russia and China on national security, the US military could lose the next war - new Rand Corporation report claims.

"The situation is in a vicious cycle of provocation and confrontation. This is not conducive to regional peace and stability," Chinese foreign ministry spokesman said.

The North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un reportedly climbed to the top of the 2,777m Mount Paektu but his spotless leather shoes suggest otherwise.

A high-ranking UN official visited North Korea for a four-day trip in an attempt to ease tensions in the region.

Pyongyang had used the term, considered derogatory, at least twice in the past and it did not go down well with the US president.

South Korea launched the special brigade on 1 December, two days after North Korea conducted a long-range ICBM test.

North Korea's long running film series about how terrible it is everywhere that's not North Korea.

North Korean spies feared to have infiltrated 'ghost ships' off north western coast of Japan as Pyongyang advances nuclear programme.

Pyongyang's foreign ministry issues warning against the ongoing aerial drills and remarks made by top US authorities.

The state-run Jilin Daily explains to residents of the northeastern Jilin province how nuclear fallout is different from the effects of a traditional war.