The number of North Korean defectors who arrived in South Korea reached 236 in 2024, up by 20.4 percent compared to the previous year, according to the Unification Ministry on Tuesday.

Even under heavy surveillance, defectors have taken to the skies to escape North Korea. In 1953, Lt. No Kum-sok flew a Soviet MiG-15 jet to Gimpo Air Base in South Korea, a story later chronicled ...

fights to escape North Korea and build a better life for himself across the DMZ border. But it's the story of his ruthless commanding officer, Ri Hyun-Sang (Koo Kyo-Hwan), and what he's escaping ...

An curved arrow pointing right. North Korean defector and author of "The Girl With Seven Names" Hyeonseo Lee explains how she escaped the country and survived. Jenner Deal contributed reporting on ...

Yeon Mi Park escaped North Korea when she was 13 years old. And escape only brought more challenges. North Korean defectors risk being killed, imprisoned, and trafficked after they escape.

In an interview last week, President Trump called Kim Jong Un a "smart guy" and said he would reach out to the North Korean ...

At a time when the notoriously secretive state may be open to dialogue and senior officials are willing to talk about big issues such as nuclear weapons, could there be a permanent shift for North ...

North Korea says it tested a cruise missile system, its third known weapons display this year, and vowed “the toughest” ...

The highest-ranking defector to escape North Korea in years, Ri Il Kyu has met Kim Jong Un seven times. Setting out his aims for next year, Kim Jong Un also hardened his stance on unification with ...

Yeon Mi Park escaped North Korea when she was 13 years old. And escape only brought more challenges. North Korean defectors risk being killed, imprisoned, and trafficked after they escape.