North Korea lags behind most of the rest of the world in several areas. But the hermit state has had an outsized impact on international women's football.

Juche, North Korea’s unique state ideology, further imparts the importance of sacrificial dedication and self-reliance upon North Korean women. In essence, the North Korean state has ...

In South Korea, right-leaning young men are less likely to focus on North Korea than feminism, which — for them — has become ...

Weich relays a theory that North Korea's focus on women's football sprung from a stage in Mexico in 1986. At that year's Fifa congress, Norwegian Ellen Wille, only 4ft 11in tall, stepped up to ...

The Sheffield DocFest documentary 'North South Man Woman' by Morten Traavik, Sun Kim follows a refugee matchmaker looking to heal the divided Korea.

South Korea's Unification Ministry confirmed reports on Monday that it plans to repatriate six North Koreans who were rescued ...

Around 80% of North Korean defectors who arrive in South Korea are women, and among them, approximately 70% have experienced trafficking in China. Those fortunate enough to safely reach South ...