A North Korean defector successfully reached South Korea by crossing the Yellow Sea. According to L'Independent the individual landed on Gyodong Island, located just under five kilometers off the ...

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

Lee, 38, a North Korean defector and former soldier now living ... who came to South Korea in 2016 after swimming for six hours from the North. “As soldiers,” Lee said, “they are told ...

In July, a 24-year-old defector returned to North Korea the way he left in 2017, going through a drainage ditch and swimming across the Han River to the North. When the 24-year-old defector ...

More than 30,000 North Korean defectors arrived in South Korea during the last few decades. Since 2012, only 30 have returned. For many defectors it’s difficult to adjust. For a few it might be ...

Defectors in Seoul share sentiments about North Korean soldiers in Russia. SEOUL -- Over 12,000 North Korean troops are estimated to be fighting against Ukrainian forces in Russia’s Kursk region ...