The head of U.N. Global Compact spoke about the growing "chasm" between the global north and south over climate finance and ...

South Korea is a modern, thriving democracy, a commercial, technological and economic powerhouse. North Korea has gone the other way. The nation has isolated itself from most of the world.

North Korea is one of the world’s poorest countries. South Korea’s central bank estimates that the North’s annual gross domestic product per capita is about $1,000, positioning it among the ...