When a fire breaks out in a high-rise building, conventional wisdom is that stairwells are the only way out. Lifts are ...

Every year, North Koreans risk their lives trying to escape the regime in Pyongyang. For those who do manage to flee, neighbouring South Korea is the obvious destination. More than 34,000 North ...

The broker had told me that North Korean soldiers would be waiting to help me cross. I believed him. My mother had paid money to a broker, and the broker had paid money to the border guards.

JI HYUN PARK escaped the cruel North Korean regime twice – fleeing across the border over a frozen river with a hail of bullets flying at her back. In an incredible tale of human resilience, … ...

When it comes to spy flicks, one might think of cat-and-mouse pursuits, action scenes and shootouts. But director Yoon Jong-bin, using very little action, sidesteps the spy formula in his 2018 ...

Seoul, South Korea — Just two years ago, Zane Han couldn’t have imagined his life today: living in Seoul and writing whatever he wants about the North Korean government, which once tried to ...

Showing North Korean soldiers gazing across an icy river towards China and occasionally descending from looming watchtowers to prowl border paths, the photos present a unique look into life in one ...

North Korean Workers Abroad Can’t Escape the Regime’s Human Rights Abuses The world must expand its channels of communication with North Koreans working overseas to prevent human rights abuse.

One thing Beyond Utopia does have is a clear-cut hero: South Korean pastor Seungeun Kim, an extraordinary man who’s devoted his life to helping people escape from North Korea, the most closed ...

Also, North Koreans who come to South Korea after watching Korean movies and fantasizing about Korea have a hard time adjusting to the real life of South Korea.