The number of N. Korean defectors entering S. Korea fell to 224 in 2025, down from the previous year and still well below pre ...

In a quiet corner of Seoul’s Hyuga Cafe, a warm, honey-toned space nestled inside what once served as the dormitory for K-pop superband BTS, two young men sip iced americanos, sketching out their own ...

Testimony from North Korean defectors has revealed that the misuse of narcotics is spreading even among students in North ...

A group of defectors petitioned S. Korea's National Human Rights Commission to block Unification Ministry's move to change ...

Fewer North Koreans defected across the southern borderthis year than the previous year for a annual total of 224, South ...

A total of 224 North Korean defectors entered South Korea for resettlement last year, slightly down from the previous year, a ...

Four defectors who were lured to North Korea decades ago by propaganda that promised a "paradise on Earth" but turned out to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Joan Vos MacDonald is a New York-based writer who covers Korean media. Nov 07, 2025, 08:18am EST A North Korean defector makes new ...

South Korea is planning to change the term “defectors” to describe North Koreans who flee the country to resettle in the South, as the word carries “negative connotation”. South Korea’s Ministry of ...

In response, her Chinese husband’s acquaintance, a friend of a doctor, helped her visit a hospital. Ordinarily, North Korean ...