She ran away from her home in North Korea six years ago to find a safe haven in the South. But it was after meeting a South Korean spy, she says, that another nightmare began. Lee, who we’re only …
Japan rejects North Korea’s statement on abducted citizens
Tokyo says North Korean claims are “unacceptable,” following a statement from the North Korean foreign ministry claiming the issue of abducted Japanese citizens has been resolved.
North Korea’s celebrity defector
How the easternmost airfield in North America became an unlikely celebrity hub. Magnum photographer Carl de Keyzer was granted very rare access to the Republic of North Korea.
North Korea tells U.N. that now it has ‘effective war deterrent’ it will focus on economy
North Korea has a “reliable and effective war deterrent for self-defence” and will now focus on developing its economy, North Korea’s U.N. Ambassador Kim Song said on Tuesday, though he acknowledged …
Seoul to promote joint Olympics with North Korea
29 (UPI) –The city of Seoul is moving forward with plans for a potential 2032 Summer Olympics with North Korea amid controversy over the slaying … a government agency under the finance ministry …
From smuggled coal to art: How North Korea dodges sanctions to build up nuclear arsenal
North Korea has successfully miniaturised its nuclear weapons, continues to build ballistic missiles, and is using a range of ingenious means to dodge sanctions, from smuggled coal and art to …
South Korea claims slain official tried to defect to North Korea
But the man’s brother calls claim a ‘fiction’ and accuses Seoul of framing him after failing to come to his rescue.
South Korea says slain man tried to defect to North Korea
South Korea says a government official slain by North Korean sailors wanted to defect, concluding that the man, who had gambling debts, swam against unfavorable currents with the help of a life jacket …
South Korea expands search, calls for joint probe into killing of official by North Korea
South Korea on Monday expanded the search for a missing fisheries official killed by North Korean troops at sea last week, a day after North Korea accused the South of raising tension by intruding …
As repression mounts, China under Xi Jinping feels increasingly like North Korea
The first pair of enforcers were waiting at the temperature check before baggage claim at the airport in China’s western Xinjiang region. “Passports,” they said as the three foreign journalists came …