Like many others, she fled her homeland of North Korea in search of freedom and opportunity, only to fall victim to the cruel machinations of human traffickers in neighboring China. Her first …
Canadian Embassy hosts seminar on women’s rights in North Korea
The Canadian diplomatic mission in Seoul welcomed three groups to speak about the issue of women’s rights in North Korea, all of which stressed that the regime’s claim of gender equality is grossly …
She fled North Korea but was sold to a man in China. Her second escape came nearly 20 years later.
In late May, Chae-ran finally arrived in South Korea. Like all North Koreans who enter the South, she underwent security checks and spent time in a facility that teaches defectors to assimilate into …
North Korea responds to South Korea-U.S. war games with ‘silly’ firepower display
It may have been tactically inept, but it was visually impressive – and it gave North Korean leader Kim Jong Un the latest opportunity to hone his martial image.
North Korea–South Korea relations
Money transfers are vital to North Koreans but carry huge risks, and now the South is cracking down too. The missile launch follows months of weapons testing by communist North Korea, raising tensions …
Gun-toting Kim Jong-un orders North Korea to prepare for war amid US-South Korea drills
The North Korean leader was seen dressed in a black leather jacket and handling a gun as he oversaw training exercises of military units and urged the army to intensify “actual war drills”, the Korean …
South Korea and US begin large annual military drills with eye on North Korea
South Korea and the United States began their annual Freedom Shield joint military drills on Monday to bolster readiness against North Korea.
North Korean hackers steal South Korean chip secrets, says spy agency
South Korean microchip makers have been victims of North Korean hackers. The hackers, it is alleged, were able to break into and steal some microchip plans, the South Korean spy agency National …
North Korea slams South Korea-US drills, warns of consequences, KCNA says
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea’s defence ministry called on South Korea and the United States to stop military drills, saying they are rehearsals of war and warning of consequences, KCNA reported on …
The US and South Korea begin large military drills to boost readiness against North’s threats
South Korea and the United States have begun large military exercises to bolster their readiness against North Korean nuclear threats.