Two North Korean soldiers captured by Ukrainian defence forces in Russia's Kursk Oblast in January have asked to be ...

Several North Koreans who had resorted to gold mining as a last resort in the face of economic difficulties recently died ...

North Korean defectors urged the international community to step up pressure on Pyongyang over human rights abuses as a major ...

As President Donald Trump danced on the tarmac in Malaysia, met Japan’s Emperor in Tokyo, and accepted a gold crown in South Korea one key question kept following him – would he do a surprise meeting ...

Nuclear weapons are central to the future of international affairs, and their effect on civilisation cannot be overstated. Yet, by focusing on nuclear, other potent and more immediate threats to the ...

SEOUL: Two North Korean prisoners of war held in Ukraine have pleaded to live in South Korea, a human rights organisation told AFP on Sunday (Nov 2).

There are nearly 35,000 defectors from North Korea living in South Korea. Many of them rely on a secretive network of brokers to check on their families back home or to send them money when their ...

Chinese police are co-opting brokers who help North Korean defectors in China reach South Korea, taking control of defection ...

A United Nations official has expressed concern about the human rights situation in North Korea, saying its people are living ''through one of the worst times." ...