North Korea is peeling back its self-imposed veil of isolation, allowing tourists a rare glimpse of the hardscrabble rural life en route to a new hiking trail that opened this month at the South ...

North Korea, the highly isolated, totalitarian Asian nation, is home to certain unusual superlatives — but, for many inside its borders, living in luxury is far from them. And what reality holds ...

Around 20,000 housing units will be built across 130 agricultural areas in North Korea this year as part of efforts to close the gap between urban and rural regions, the Rodong Sinmun — North ...

North Korea calls for ‘rural revolution’ amid worst food shortage in decades. Observers estimate the reclusive country is short about 1 million tonnes of the grain it needs to feed its 25 ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for an "industry revolution" in rural regions by building factories nationwide, state media KCNA said on Thursday, ... North Korea, February 28, 2024.

North Korea will open a tourist site on its east coast next week that it calls a prelude to a new era in its tourism industry ...

The North Korean government plans to take tighter control of its agricultural sector in order to overcome an ongoing food shortage, according to state media.

“North Korea knows its propaganda no longer works on South Koreans,” said Kang Dong-wan, ... Dangsan residents were proud of their quiet rural life despite their proximity to the border.