A North Korean defector and a former soldier have allegedly scammed more than 20 people, stealing 1 billion Won, equivalent to $728,000. A senior inspector said that Siheung Police Station received 21 ...

(CNN) Catapulted into the international spotlight after the publication of a sensational biography in 2012, Shin Dong-hyuk became the most famous North Korean defector. A soft-spoken and shy man, Shin ...

Many North Korean defectors in South Korea use a secret network of brokers to stay connected to those back home. But recently, South Korea investigated some of those brokers for espionage.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Kim Seong-Min, a prominent North Korean defector who used radio broadcasts, USB sticks and a network of sources in the secretive country to inform the North Korean public ...

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 ...

North Korea is competing for the first time in the Paralympics. North Korea is competing for the first time in the Winter Paralympics, continuing its signaling some amount of reconciliation with South ...

FILE - North Korean defector Kim Seong-Min, then-the head of Free North Korea Radio, shouts slogans during a rally to improve human rights condition in North Korea, in Seoul, South Korea, on Nov. 14, ...