The discovery of a unicorn lair, the execution of Kim Jong Un’s uncle by a pack of rabid dogs, and a decree that all North Korean men must copy Kim Jong Un’s haircut. All of these were stories that were widely covered in mainstream Western news outlets. And all of them are false.

North Korea may be all but cut off from the international community, but that has not stopped the reclusive regime from entering the public spotlight every two years for the Olympic Games.

Every language has "untranslatable words" - a word that perfectly encapsulates a feeling or situation which lacks an exact equivalent in other languages. Here are ten useful Korean words that don't have exact English equivalents.

After a rough 2015 marred by a major health scare, tourism to South Korea has bounced back and then some.

In Thailand, students applying to college will soon have the option of using Korean as their foreign language. This move comes amid growing demand for Korean language learning in Thailand, where Korean pop culture products are wild successes.

On June 16, Uganda officially kicked North Korea to the curb, asking approximately 60 DPRK troops and state security officials to leave the country. This move may be yet another sign that South Korean President Park Geun-Hye’s so-called Summit Diplomacy is working.