Myong Yu Jong completed a first-half hat trick to set North Korea on course for a 3-0 win over Uzbekistan in its first ...

Once a powerhouse team and regime’s tool of soft power, the Eastern Azaleas then ‘all but disappeared’ from international ...

Two North Korean women in Hebei province were arrested after exchanging WeChat messages about escaping to South Korea.

Expert recap and game analysis of the North Korea vs. Uzbekistan Afc Women's Asian Cup game from March 2, 2026 on ESPN.

Three-times champions North Korea return from the sidelines at the Women's Asian Cup on Tuesday hoping a win against Uzbekistan can propel the secretive nation's previously scandal-hit set-up back ...

The nuclear-armed North, which is accused of widespread rights abuses by the United Nations and other critics, is a deeply hierarchical and patriarchal society where traditional values of deference to ...

China kicked off their Women's Asian Cup title defence with a battling 2-0 win over resilient tournament debutants Bangladesh in Group B on Tuesday, courtesy of Wang Shuang and Zhang Rui hitting ...

North Korea has launched a crackdown on breast enhancement and other forms of plastic surgery. One surgeon and two women, accused of getting breast implants, have already faced a public trial in the ...

Wang Shuang and Zhang Rui strikes enough to see off tournament debutants. North Korea beat Uzbekistan in early game.

But it has launched a debate about the young Kim Ju Ae's viability as the next leader for the country of 25 million - a ...

North Korea is basking in its dominance of women’s youth football after a third World Cup win in just over a year‭, ‬sporting success that is being used to justify the secretive state’s political ...