There are about 30,000 North Korean defectors residing in South Korea [Getty Images] There are now more North Korean defectors working in the South's public sector than ever before, Seoul has said.

North Korean defector shares her powerful journey—from life under the regime to her daring escape and new life beyond the border. She recounts the harsh realities of daily survival, lack of freedom, ...

Image Credit: ‘3670’ The feature debut from Park Joon-ho, 3670 is inspired by the filmmakers experiences volunteering as an English teacher for young North Korean defectors. In his view ...

The North Korean IT worker scheme is getting covert assistance from Chinese firms, a new report found. Front companies in cities like Beijing and Shenyang are providing fake business affiliations ...

Micah McCartney is a reporter for Newsweek based in Taipei, Taiwan. He covers U.S.-China relations, East Asian and Southeast Asian security issues, and cross-strait ties between China and Taiwan.

Australia has deployed a warship on a sanctions enforcement mission against North Korea. Picture: Australian Defence Force “Operation Argos supports the international community’s goal of the ...

However, accounts from North Korean defectors indicated in 1975 that Kim Yong Ju had been ostracized to a rural zone. “The news was unbelievable for me because I had thought he (Kim Yong Ju ...

The all-female Korean Haenyeo divers show genetic adaptations to cold-water diving involving their blood pressure and cold ...

TASS/. The presence of high-ranking North Korean officers at the May 9 military parade on Moscow’s Red Square to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi ...

Security officials in North Korea’s northern border city of Hoeryong are pressuring families of defectors to confess receiving money from relatives abroad and surrender those funds. Officers from the ...

supporters of conscripting women argue it has the potential to alleviate shortages in the military. They claim it will ease the imbalance of military forces between South Korea and North Korea.