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Why North Koreans Risk Everything to Escape Their Homeland
The investigators at How to Survive examine why North Koreans risk everything to escape their oppressive homeland.
North Korea opened beach resort to boost economy, but no foreign tourists spotted. Is Kim's plan failing?
As North Korea opens a new waterfront resort to increase the country's business and economic growth, however, without foreign visitors, Kim Jong-un's plan would not work. The North Korean leader hoped ...
Six North Koreans Sent Back on a Tiny Wooden Boat by the South
The fishermen said they wanted to go home, but repatriations pose legal and moral questions given the Kim regime’s secrecy.
In a Good-Will Gesture, South Korea Returns Stranded Fishermen to the North
The fishermen’s boats had drifted into South Korean waters, officials said. The South’s new president has been trying to ...
South Korea sends 6 rescued North Koreans back across sea border
South Korea sent six North Koreans back across their sea border, months after they drifted south in wooden boats in March and ...
South Korea returns six North Koreans stranded at sea this year
South Korea returned on Wednesday six North Koreans who had become stranded at sea earlier this year after their vessels had ...
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South Korea: Older Workers’ Low-Paid, Precarious Work
South Korea’s age-based employment laws and policies discriminate against older workers, forcing them to retire from main ...
Research reveals middle-class families hit hardest by South Korea's cost-of-living crisis
As prices rose across the globe following the pandemic and the war in Ukraine, many expected the usual pattern, i.e., ...