More than 30,000 North Korean defectors arrived in South Korea during the last few decades. Since 2012, only 30 have returned. For many defectors it’s difficult to adjust. For a few it might be ...

All North Korean recruits are taught a song that includes a verse about saving their last bullet for themselves to avoid capture, one former soldier told NBC News.

The case of two North Korean fishermen, who murdered 16 compatriots before they sought asylum, has become a political ...

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A high-level defector has told the US Congress that spreading outside information in North Korea is the best way to deal with the regime. Thae Yong-ho said undermining Kim Jong-un's God-like ...

a boy band that stands out because it includes North Korean defectors. The group also features Aito from Japan and Kenny and ...

But Lee Chul Eun is one of them. Lee, 38, a North Korean defector and former soldier now living in South Korea, said it is “devastating” to see troops from the reclusive, communist-ruled North ...

22-year-old Nara barely knew what social media is before her defection from North Korea. But now she’s become a celebrity online, sharing her unique insight about life back home. Emerging ...

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 ...

North Korean defectors Yu Hyuk and Kim Seok are making their way into the K-pop industry as members of 1Verse. Despite their different backgrounds and challenges, they are determined to use their ...