The subway system in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang has undergone a major facelift in recent years to add modern ...

The Pyongyang Metro is one of the most fascinating undergrounds in the world with its design, its operations, and of course, its secrets. Only until recently has North Korea opened up to foreign ...

If, on a recent Wednesday morning, you had happened to find yourself in the cavernous lobby of Pyongyang's Yanggakdo Hotel, you might have witnessed the following exchange, between a pleasant ...

All Things Considered host Mary Louise Kelly (right) records a standup with producer Becky Sullivan at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang ahead of a military parade marking the 70th anniversary of ...

Deep below the ground is North Korea's beautiful Pyongyang Metro, a bustling subway system where hundreds of thousands of people make their way to and from work every day. The metro is 360 feet ...

The Pyongyang Metro, located some 360 feet beneath the capital, is how many residents commute each day. Built in the 1970s, the bustling subway system is made up of 16 stations, ...

Above, a walk through the Yonggwang Metro platform, as passengers read the day's newspaper and board newly-painted train cars. Additional photos from the Pyongyang Metro system can be found here.

When a country is cut off from the outside world for nearly 70 years, the architecture gets pretty weird, fast. Take North Korea’s capital, Pyongyang. The libraries look like palaces. The metro ...

Commuters disembark from a train in a subway station of the Pyongyang metro on June 13, 2018. AFP via Getty Images 3. Men can choose one of these haircuts ...

Rare snaps of Pyongyang Metro in North Korea. A RARE set of photos shows North Korea’s mysterious underground world. less than 2 min read. April 25, 2016 - 1:03PM.

It is NPR's last day in North Korea; our team flies out this afternoon, and we have asked to see a market, to ride the metro, to go anywhere, really, where we can glimpse daily life in the world's ...