A North Korean man who crossed the DMZ earlier this month has declared his intent to defect, marking the first such case under the Lee Jae Myung administration.
Four North Koreans crossed the maritime border into South Korean waters in May and requested repatriation. Officials say a safe return will be arranged once communication with Pyongyang is restored.
Two North Korean fishermen who accidentally drifted into South Korean waters remain stranded after more than two months, as Pyongyang refuses to respond to repeated repatriation requests.
Yang Chang-soo, a North Korean defector repatriated from Japan in 1960, shares his harrowing account of 60 years under the regime and his fight for Korean unification.
The Ukrainian Defense Ministry’s Main Directorate of Intelligence (HUR) has confirmed that North Korean prisoners of war (POWs) who expressed a desire to go...
Two North Korean defectors who were forcibly repatriated from China last October have reportedly been executed, marking the first time news of such executions...
On August 21, 15 North Korean defectors attempting to flee to South Korea were reportedly arrested by Chinese authorities near the China-Southeast Asia border,...
It was later discovered that over ten North Korean defectors attempting to reach South Korea from China were arrested by Chinese authorities earlier this...
“Mom, am I South Korean, Chinese, or North Korean?”
“You are neither Chinese nor North Korean. You are a South Korean.”
Jung-ah Kim (alias), a North...
