Koreans divided by the Korean War continue to face heartbreaking separations and unresolved pain. The war, which began 75 ...

The man’s case is rare – while more than 10,000 North Korean defectors have arrived in South Korea in the past decade, just 30 have returned home, where they face the prospect of being put ...

The group was reportedly attempting to throw around 1,600 plastic bottles filled with rice, miniature Bibles, $1 bills and USB sticks into restricted waters in hopes they would drift into North Korea, ...

South Korean officials say four people believed to be North Korean defectors were found in a small wooden boat near the two Koreas’ sea border.

This school is supposed to prepare North Korean defectors for the real world. But some say it does little to help – and the system needs an overhaul.

The rare return defection by the North Korean has posed a host of uncomfortable questions in South Korea. Investigators, fellow defectors and lawmakers have scrambled to understand what ...

Though defectors had once numbered nearly 3,000 a year, they fell to just a few dozen in 2021 and 2022, due to pandemic restrictions and tighter border security in North Korea and China.

The man’s case is rare – while more than 10,000 North Korean defectors have arrived in South Korea in the past decade, just 30 have returned home, where they face the prospect of being put ...

South Korea urges North Korea to provide advance notice of water releases from the Hwanggang Dam to prevent flooding, ...