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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un bans drinking and singing parties in wake of UN sanctions imposed following Pyongyang nuclear missile tests.

A North Korean soldier reportedly asked to listen to Korean pop music as soon as he awoke from surgery, a local newspaper has reported.

The defector, a North Korean soldier, remained in critical condition despite the successful removal of a bullet lodged in his abdominal wall.

Leaked footage shows female staff at Sacred Heart Hospital of Hallym University performing for high-ranking officials

A North Korean soldier was shot in the elbow and shoulder by his fellow troops as he defected to South Korea through the demilitarised zone on Monday (13 November).

Decline in birth rate in South Korea and the lack of interest among youth in building lasting relationships reportedly prompted academicians to frame the course.

Midfielder Edwin Cardona faces Fifa ban after being filmed making seemingly racist gesture to opponents.

A North Korean prison camp survivor has launched a crowd-funding campaign to finance the assassination of dictator.

Trump did not rule out military action and exhorted dictator Kim Jong-Un to cease weapons testing.

Pyongyang has said that it will not hesitate to act if the US president makes a "reckless" move.

Seoul's top intelligence agency hints the hermit kingdom of North Korea could carry out either a nuclear test or a missile launch.

President Moon Jae-in and Xi will talk on the sidelines of an annual regional forum in Vietnam next week.

Kim Jong-un was photographed at the production plant in Pyongyang alongside wife Ri Sol-ju who encouraged North Korean women to be 'more beautiful', the state's news agency said.

The US Secretary of Defense said "our goal is not war" as he visited the heavily-fortified inter-Korean border.

The 100,000-tonne supercarrier is holding maritime exercises along with Japanese naval forces in a move which is bound to further escalate tensions with North Korea.

The malware has been sold in underground hacking forums with prices ranging from $29 a week to $299 for a full-package "pro" deal.

Chuseok, Korea's harvest festival, is taking place - and millions of people are leaving the cities to visit their ancestral homes. But for North Korean refugees this is impossible.

Pyongyang warns they will confiscate assets of South Korean companies left behind at the industrial zone.

President Donald Trump has sent a strong warning to North Korea as tensions escalate over Pyongyang's nuclear programme.

Cybersecurity firm FireEye said the hackers use 'recruitment lures' for cyber espionage.

US ambassador Nikki Haley said North Korea was starting to 'feel the pinch.'

Japan warned its residents to take cover and the UN has called an urgent meeting.

Refurbished app was designed to curb excessive smartphone use.

Perhaps surprisingly, these weddings have a far higher success rate than traditional love marriages, with lower divorce rates.

Details remain murky, but North Korea is again named in an ATM hacking case.

The Korean Peninsula has been in a technical state of war since the Korean War ended in an armistice in 1953.

"Your impeachment can't come soon enough, for the sake of the entire planet," one Twitter user said.

Any attempt by the US and South Korea to detect and destroy North Korea's mobile missile launchers 'is nothing but a silly dream', Pyongyang said.

Ballistic missile designed to carry nuclear payload flew over US ally Japan and splashed into Pacific Ocean.

Every 15 August, Japan upsets its neighbours by holding a memorial service at a shrine honouring its dead, including war criminals.