A North Korean defector who attempted to return to the North by stealing a village bus and crashing it into a military checkpoint near the inter-Korean border in October of last year received a ...

For Lee So-yeon, a former North Korean army sergeant, this was her reality ... standing repatriation agreement with North Korea, so defectors who are caught often face torture or worse once ...

North Korean defector Hyun-Seung Lee, who served in the country's army during the 2000s, has issued a stark warning about the ...

The defectors say they hope the North Korean ... the U.S. and others with valuable intelligence regarding the North Korean military’s strategies and capabilities, which are often exaggerated ...

Seoul (CNN) — A North Korean defector who escaped to the South more ... The area is heavily guarded by military forces due to its proximity to the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas ...

The defectors say they hope the North Korean ... the U.S. and others with valuable intelligence regarding the North Korean military’s strategies and capabilities, which are often exaggerated ...

The step makes good on a promise by president Lee Jae-myung, who took office this month vowing to resume dialogue with the ...

The two Koreas have engaged in psychological warfare since the 1960s, with weapons like huge billboard screens, loudspeakers ...

The ministry's report revealed that 71% of the defectors who reentered North Korea resided in the South for less than five years. Barricades set up at a military checkpoint on the Tongil bridge ...