The fishermen’s boats had drifted into South Korean waters, officials said. The South’s new president has been trying to improve ties with North Korea.

South Korea on Wednesday repatriated six North Koreans across the maritime border in the East Sea, months after they drifted into southern waters and were rescued.

A North Korean man crossed the DMZ on foot before midnight Thursday, asking South Korean troops for help in a rare defection through the fortified border.

The mission to safely guide the man to the South involved a considerable number of South Korean troops and took around 20 hours

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South Korea’s military says an unidentified North Korean man crossed the heavily fortified land border separating the two Koreas and is in custody

North Koreans’ repatriation comes as South Korea’s newly-elected president is working to improve inter-Korean ties.

South Korean troops detain unarmed North Korean man after rare border crossing amid rising inter-Korean military tensions

An unidentified North Korean man crossed into South Korea with the assistance of Seoul’s military through a heavily mined land border Thursday. He was taken into custody after the crossing, ac…

South Korea sent six North Koreans back across their sea border, months after they drifted south in wooden boats in March and May.