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 being ...

Yu Hyuk was just nine years old when he started begging on the streets of North Hamgyong, one of the poorest provinces in ...

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

Dozens of officials in North Korea have been removed from their roles by Kim Jong-un after a drinking spree said to be ...

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

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

The nuclear-powered USS Alexandria is a 360-foot fast-attack submarine equipped with Tomahawk missiles and MK48 torpedoes.

The unification ministry on Friday suspended the head of the Korea Hana Foundation, a public institution supporting North ...

North Korean troops have not been seen on the front lines in Ukraine for weeks now. After taking “big losses,” it’s unclear ...