All North Korean recruits are taught a song that includes a verse about saving their last bullet for themselves to avoid ...

The number of North Korean defectors who arrived in South Korea reached 236 in 2024, up by 20.4 percent compared to the ...

One defector said soldiers were given just three bullets each during the rare shooting drills. Read more at straitstimes.com.

But Lee Chul Eun is one of them. Lee, 38, a North Korean defector and former soldier now living in South Korea, said it is “devastating” to see troops from the reclusive, communist-ruled North ...

North Korean conscripted soldiers endure brutal conditions, grappling with severe shortages of essentials — from bullets for ...

Drug use allegations against the eldest son of Tae Yong-ho, former conservative People Power Party lawmaker and North Korean ...

a public institution supporting North Korean defectors, from duties over allegations he sexually harassed an employee. The action came after the foundation's board of directors last month ...