New broadcasting service launches to spread outside info to North Koreans
A new online broadcasting company led by a North Korean defector launched on Tuesday with the goal of…
A North Korean soldier’s defection, and a possible Trump-Kim meeting
This week, NK News Correspondent Jooheon Kim joins the podcast to discuss the North Korean soldier who crossed…
These K-pop stars are from North Korea. You’d never know it from their music.
In the music video for their first single, the five members of the K-pop boy band 1VERSE show…
North Korean defector children face higher risk of psychiatric disorders: Study
North Korean defector children are 1.3 times more likely to develop psychiatric disorders than their South Korean peers,…
North Korean defectors testify about executions, ongoing abuses at Seoul event
North Korean defectors offered first-hand testimony about the Kim Jong Un regime’s persistent human rights crimes in Seoul…
Culinary dreams: North Korean defectors seek a fresh start in South’s kitchens
Sarah Kim worked as a food vendor to survive in North Korea, so after she escaped and resettled…
North Korean defectors sent money to family. An ROK court called it a crime.
Nearly four years ago, a North Korean defector surnamed Kim received a phone call from her nephew still…
Ask A North Korean: How do North Koreans manage their time?
Ask A North Korean: How do North Koreans manage their time? Rose writes about how ‘unimportant’ the concept…
North Korean troops’ fake IDs, and what’s left of the DPRK Embassy in Damascus
The Ukrainian military claims it seized fake identification documents of North Korean soldiers killed in action in Kursk,…
Ask a North Korean: What is the legal system like in the DPRK?
Ask a North Korean: What is the legal system like in the DPRK? A defector writes about corrupt…
On the border: What it’s like to visit remote islands on North Korea’s doorstep
North Korea has remained strictly off limits to most tourists for more than five years now, despite travel…