The North’s nuclear forces have been the focus of global concern. But its conventional military is vast and empowered — even if it is hobbled by shortages, corruption and isolation.

South Korea, with the world’s lowest birth rate, may soon find itself without enough troops to keep its military fully staffed as it deals with new threats in an increasingly tense Western ...

SEOUL — Shortly after Kim Jeong-ah graduated from military college in North Korea, a senior told her she should embody a woman’s sensibilities and characteristic attention to detail. Female ...

When the UN reported North Korea had committed human rights violations, the regime declared that “North Korea is Heaven for women.” It’s not any kind of heaven we’d be familiar with.

The allure of the country’s cheerleading squad is connected with the degree to which its members appear to be under complete control.

North Korea is sending 22 athletes to the Games and a 230-member cheering squad. The women, sometimes referred to as Kim Jong-un’s army of beauties, have arrived in South Korea in what many are ...

Women in Kim Jong Un's North Korea Army Stopped Getting Their Periods. Here's Why Published Nov 24, 2017 at 2:25 PM EST Updated Dec 01, 2017 at 1:12 PM EST ...

A former female soldier in the North Korean army says there was little food, poor hygiene and a constant risk of sexual assault.

“Late last year, we received orders for all women who have graduated from middle and high school to undergo mandatory military service,” the Daily NK said a source in North Hamkyung Province ...

North Korea will soon require women to serve in the military in response to a troop shortage. Women are believed to currently comprise 22 percent of military personnel.