Once hailed as South Korea's saviour, Park Geun-hye's reputation has been left in tatters this week after a political scandal was revealed.

A bizarre propaganda video has emerged from North Korea showing Kim Jong-Un flying supposedly flying a plane, shooting guns and riding

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Until a few months ago, if you wanted a bird's eye view of North Korea's capital, there was basically only one option: a 150m-tall tower across the river from Kim Il Sung Square.

A New Zealand lawyer has been fined and chastised after she allegedly told a court registrar to "go back to North Korea and work in the camp there".

Foreign Affairs officials are investigating how a New Zealand-made aircraft turned up at a North Korean military air show painted up in the hermit state's colours.

An air festival featuring sky diving, air force demonstrations and lots of beer is North Korea's latest attempt to attract more foreign tourists.

The parents of a Utah man who disappeared from China believe he was taken by the North Korean regime.

Pyongyang claim that it had advanced its ability to make a nuclear weapon by miniaturising and mounting a warhead on a missile.

North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un has had a senior official executed because he did not sit properly in a meeting.

A student who was presumed dead after going missing in China in 2004 has reportedly turned up in North Korea - acting as Kim Jong-un's tutor.

Kim Jong-un ordered the execution of two high-ranking officials by anti-aircraft gun over fears that the dictator is preparing another purge against his people.

The most senior diplomat ever to defect from North Korea has abandoned his post as deputy ambassador in London.

North Korea is encouraging its population to eat more dog meat by suggesting it contains more vitamins than chicken, beef, pork and duck.

A selfie of two gymnasts whose nations are sworn enemies has melted hearts, with one saying this is what the Games are about.

North Korea said it will end a diplomatic communication channel with the US and hinted at harsher punishment for Americans detained there in retaliation for U.S. sanctions.

A US surfer who recently visited North Korea has described it as "the New Zealand of Asia".

Kim Jong Un has announced North Korea's first "five-year plan" since the 1980s.

North Korea sees foreign prisoners as a valuable tool to exert pressure on its enemies - and none are more valuable than Americans.

North Korea is ready to halt its nuclear tests if the United States suspends its annual military exercises with South Korea.

Pyongyang may be one of the few major cities left on Earth where you can't find a Starbucks.

North Korea detonates a sea-launched nuclear missile over Washington DC in a fantasy video released by the Ministry of Propaganda.

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For decades North Korea has built networks of front companies and foreign intermediaries to channel currency in and out.

South Korea claimed yesterday North Korea was planning terrorist attacks on the south.

Kim Jong Il, the former leader of North Korea, planned to end the hereditary system of rule that handed power to his son Kim Jong Un.