A North Korean defector and a former soldier have allegedly scammed more than 20 people, stealing 1 billion Won, equivalent to $728,000. A senior inspector said that Siheung Police Station received 21 ...
FILE - North Korean defector Kim Seong-Min, then-the head of Free North Korea Radio, shouts slogans during a rally to improve human rights condition in North Korea, in Seoul, South Korea, on Nov. 14, ...
(CNN) Catapulted into the international spotlight after the publication of a sensational biography in 2012, Shin Dong-hyuk became the most famous North Korean defector. A soft-spoken and shy man, Shin ...
South Korea is planning to change the term “defectors” to describe North Koreans who flee the country to resettle in the South, as the word carries “negative connotation”. South Korea’s Ministry of ...
Dec. 29 (Asia Today) --North Korean defector groups on Monday urged South Korea's Unification Ministry to halt its push to replace the official term for defectors, warning that one leading alternative ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Joan Vos MacDonald is a New York-based writer who covers Korean media. Nov 07, 2025, 08:18am EST A North Korean defector makes new ...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Kim Seong-Min, a prominent North Korean defector who used radio broadcasts, USB sticks and a network of sources in the secretive country to inform the North Korean public ...