Sipa Press/REX/Shutterstock Though Lee So Yeon joined the army voluntarily, in 2015 it was announced that all women in North Korea must do seven years' military service from the age of 18.

A piece of candy in North Korea costs 100 won. Many women volunteer for the military to lessen the financial burden on their families, as the military provides uniforms and food during service.” ...

In the video, women defectors who formerly served in North Korea's military sit down with a South Korean host in a military-themed restaurant famous for its chicken. The cultural divide between ...

Some facts of life in North Korea cannot be ... had to reduce its military minimum height requirement from 4ft 9in (145cm) to 4ft 8in (142cm), to include shorter women unfortunate enough to ...

North Korea has the longest mandatory female military involvement in the world, although not all women are conscripted. It is believed to have introduced mandatory service for women between the ...

Getty Images Some North Korean women say that sexual harassment is rife in the military Though North Korea presents itself as nominally equal society, women are said to be deprived of education ...

The reclusive nation's players have now won this event as well as the Under-20 Women's World Cup thrice each. Read more at ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wants Western nations to support Ukraine preemptively striking North Korean troops in ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomes North Korean leader Kim Jong Un prior to their talks at the Far Eastern Federal ...

What are some of the major causes of the famine in North Korea? The famine in DPRK is the result of the ... A high proportion of pregnant women are also malnourished. Deteriorating social services, ...

President Yoon Suk Yeol spoke to Newsweek's Chief Executive Officer Dev Pragad, Global Editor in Chief Nancy Cooper and ...

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