An unspoken “caste” system based largely on race and skin color persists in South Korean society. In a matter of decades, Korea has grown into a popular destination for tourists, with iconic ...

A hereditary caste-based system under which North Korea ranks its citizens based on their family political background has long underpinned the country's human rights abuses, a new study claims.

North Korea is readying a multiple rocket launcher system targeting South Korean population centers after completing a third test Friday under the watchful eye of leader Kim Jong Un, state media said.

A caste system under which North Korea ranks its citizens based on their family's political background and punishes those deemed disloyal to the leadership underpins the country's human rights ...

Between 50,000 and 80,000 South Korean soldiers were held captive in North Korea after the ... were designated as outcasts and placed at the very bottom of North Korea's strict social caste system.

As a North Korean high-flyer he was a rare prize for the South from the start. Mr Tae was a product of what passes for a middle-class family in North Korea and studied in China, then Pyongyang ...