North Korean Premier Pak Thae-song (C) inspects a farm in the town of Anju, South Phyongan Province, western North Korea, in ...

SEOUL, Dec. 30 (Yonhap) -- Pak Thae-song, North Korea's new premier appointed at last week's year-end party meeting, has begun his official duties, including sending a condolence letter over the ...

Today, North Korea’s secretive dictator oversees an isolated society and command economy, portraying himself as the benevolent protector of a nation under siege from hostile foreign powers.