One defector said soldiers were given just three bullets each during the rare shooting drills. Read more at straitstimes.com.

North Korean conscripted soldiers endure brutal conditions, grappling with severe shortages of essentials — from bullets for ...

The number of North Korean defectors who arrived in South Korea reached 236 in 2024, up by 20.4 percent compared to the previous year, according to the Unification Ministry on Tuesday.

The 2024 total, including 210 women, compared with 196 in 2023, bringing the accumulated number of North Korean defectors in South Korea to 34,314, the official said on condition of anonymity. Of them ...

The Database Center for North Korean Human Rights NKDB announced the results of its 2024 White Paper on Religious Freedom in North Korea and a public awareness survey on North Korean human rights at ...

The 2024 total, including 210 women, compared with 196 in 2023, bringing the accumulated number of North Korean defectors in South Korea to 34,314, the official said on condition of anonymity. Of them ...

The Kim regime forces citizens to horde faeces every January, hoping to boost crop yields despite a chronic national shortage of compost.

Hamas militants on Saturday released three hostages, including Keith Siegel, the first American-Israeli dual national freed ...

My Name Is Loh Kiwan (2024) Directed by Kim Hee-jin, ‘My Name Is Loh Kiwan’ follows two broken souls: Loh Kiwan (Song Joong-ki), a North Korean defector, and Mari (Choi ... than to be dominated by an ...

Two North Korean defectors are breaking into the world of Korean pop, with dreams of performing in the country they left behind In recent years, South Korean K-pop idols have amassed millions of ...