North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un said that a new hypersonic missile system used in a test launch on Monday would help deter the country's rivals in the Pacific, the KCNA state news agency reported.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a successful test of a new intermediate-range hypersonic ballistic missile (IRBM) on Monday, state media KCNA said on Tuesday, pledging to accelerate the country's nuclear and missile capabilities.

North Koreans have reportedly been banned from eating hotdogs as part of a crackdown on Western culture infiltrating the hermit kingdom.

North Korea launched its first missile test since Election Day on Monday, strongly implying that it does not plan to play nice with President-elect Trump.

North Korea has shown no signs of officially celebrating leader Kim Jong-un's birthday, which falls this week, despite recent efforts to solidify his authority independent of his father and grandfather,

Kim Yo Jong was spotted with two youngsters -- a boy and a girl -- while attending North Korea's New Year art performance.

North Korea test fires a ballistic missile as Blinken visits Seoul, where he warned that Putin could provide Kim Jong Un with advanced space technology.

North Korea's dictator Kim Jong Un has issued a strange decree for the people of his country. Kim, who considers Western culture bad, has banned people from eating a Western dish 'hot dogs' through his order.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his daughter Ju Ae attended New Year's celebrations including fireworks and an ice dancing display, state media KCNA reported on Wednesday.

Russia and China, locked in separate disputes with the U.S., have repeatedly blocked U.S.-led pushes to levy more U.N. sanctions on North Korea despite its repeated missile tests in defiance of U.N. Security Council resolutions.

North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un is known for his intense crackdowns on its citizens in everyday life and now a popular food item has been banned. According to reports, Kim has banned North Koreans from eating hotdogs as part of a crackdown on Western culture slowly oozing its way into the hermit nation.