Thirteen fewer North Koreans defected across the southern border in 2025 than the year before for an annual tally of 223, according to recent data from South Korea’s Ministry of Unification. Of those, ...

Kim Jong Un’s cyber operatives have faked their way into IT jobs at American firms and elsewhere, pocketing big revenue for the regime.

Jan. 20 (Asia Today) --The number of North Korean defectors entering South Korea fell to 224 in 2025, down from the previous year and still well below pre-pandemic levels, the Ministry of Unification ...

North Korea is executing schoolchildren for watching South Korean TV shows and listening to K-Pop, including Netflix’s hit series “Squid Game,” according to Amnesty International. Escapees told the ...

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 ...

A North Korean defector woman who served as the mastermind in distributing large quantities of drugs in South Korea from ...

Amnesty International (AI) has revealed that North Korea was executing teenagers for watching the hit South Korean series ...

Recent data indicates that students of North Korean backgrounds have difficulties with overall studying. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A North Korean soldier defected to South Korea across the rivals' heavily fortified border on Sunday, South Korea's military said. The military took the custody of the ...