North Korea's defence ministry said on Saturday "military provocations" by the United States and its allies were becoming more "pronounced" under the current Trump administration, according to state media.

Pyongyang has accused the U.S. of "typical Yankee-style arrogance and shameless and gangster-like double-standards."

North Korea has condemned the "arrogance" of the United States and vowed to "counter enemy strategic threats with our own strategic means." Pyongyang made this statement on Friday as the regime continues to criticize the close cooperation between Washington and Seoul.

Thousands of miles from home, North Koreans work on Chinese tuna longliners in the Indian Ocean for pay that goes to their leader, a new study says.

A report says a fleet of Chinese distant-water fishing vessels used North Korean crews in violation of U.N. bans and many were apparently subjected to abuses including being trapped at sea for years

North Korean workers have been forced to work on Chinese fishing vessels for years on-end, facing verbal and physical abuse as well as harsh conditions.