Behind the closed borders of the world’s most secretive nation, a powerful sporting machine is grinding away – Pyongyan ...

Lee, who was elected in a snap election in June, has promised to strengthen ties with the United States and ease tensions with North Korea while not antagonising China.

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has asked Chinese President Xi Jinping to make greater efforts to convince North Korea to return to talks.

Beyond China and Russia, Pyongyang relies on its lower-profile “small-node strategy” to diversify revenues. Vietnam is a case ...

Two Canadian locations made National Geographic’s list of must-see travel destinations for 2026. Vancouver and Québec made ...

The following is a summary of domestic news in North Korea this week. ------------ Top Chinese envoy in N. Korea hosts banquet marking China's participation in Korean War SEOUL -- Chinese Ambassador ...

As President Donald Trump danced on the tarmac in Malaysia, met Japan’s Emperor in Tokyo, and accepted a gold crown in South Korea one key question kept following him – would he do a surprise meeting ...

Just last year, North Korea opened its borders back up to tourism for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic.

WHEN Brits think about the best cities in the UK, the ones that come to mind are probably the likes of York, Edinburgh, ...

This story originally published in the September 1999 issue of National Geographic magazine. See more digitized stories from our archives here. In the medical room far behind the chutes, cowboys were ...

For over a decade, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek has woven a tapestry of ...

SEOUL, South Korea — A North Korean soldier defected to South Korea across the rivals’ heavily fortified border on Sunday, South Korea’s military said. The military took the custody of the soldier who ...