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

North Korea has had a 3-0 win over Uzbekistan in its return to the Women’s Asian Cup for the first time since 2010 ...

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.

North Korea's women's football team didn't play for four years because of Covid but they are among the favourites to win the Asian Cup after enjoying massive age-level success.- 'Political training' - ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

North Korea's young female footballers have won back-to-back U17 World Cups. Why is the isolated state so good at the game? North Korea's women have won back-to-back U-17 World Cup titles after ...

Thousands of North Korean women are being advertised for labor work by a Russian recruitment agency, despite UN sanctions against the isolated nation. Up to 2,000 workers a week had reportedly been ...