Inside Kim Jong Un’s New Beach Resort, Where the Only Foreigners Are Russian

First outsiders met with free jet-ski rides, an abundance of food and a $465 model of the Hwasong-17 missile

Russia and North Korea Turn Their War Alliance Into a Propaganda Tool

On screen and in ceremonies, both sides are brandishing a partnership that has steadily deepened

Moscow, Pyongyang Acknowledge Presence of North Korean Troops in Ukraine Conflict for First Time

Admission of the deployment reflects the durability of the mutual-defense pact

North Korea Is Open. Who’s Going?

The first Western tourists are trickling back into the totalitarian Kim Jong Un regime—and splurging on propaganda

Diary of a Dead North Korean Soldier Reveals Grisly Battlefield Tactics

The troops are exposed, green, loyal—and dying by the thousands in front-line combat against Ukraine

Why North Korean Soldiers Are Prepared to Die in Russia

Nearly all would raise their hands to go, ex-military defectors explain, owing to regime loyalty, promise of higher status and a glimpse of the outside world