North Korea's military, the fourth-largest in the world, remains shrouded in mystery. Both men and women are required to serve in the military in North Korea. Kim Jong Un, the supreme leader of North ...

SEOUL — North Korean women are being targeted for humiliation by the regime for the “anti-socialist” sins of getting surgeries to become “more voluptuous” and “voluminous,” and for chatting “idly” in ...

Hundreds of people are seen seated for a public trial at an open-air theater in North Korea in this image captured from KBS footage. [SCREEN CAPTURE] North Korean authorities reportedly held a public ...

Dozens of women who worked in the sex trade in South Korea are seeking an apology and compensation for the rights abuses they suffered while catering to American G.I.s. By Choe Sang-Hun Reporting from ...

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TOKYO — A senior North Korean diplomat who defected two years ago painted a grim picture of life in the hermit kingdom Thursday as he described his disillusionment and escape from the totalitarian ...

More than 100 South Korean women forced to work as prostitutes for US soldiers stationed in the country have filed a landmark lawsuit accusing Washington of abuse, their lawyers said Tuesday.

Six months after his junta took over South Korea in an almost bloodless coup, Lieut. General Park Chung Hee, a puritan in olive drab, is making an unprecedented effort to clean out ...

More than 100 South Korean women have filed a landmark lawsuit targeting the United States military over its role in a state-sanctioned sex trade. According to the New York Times, the complaint seeks ...