Prominent N. Korean defector likely to be named head of unification council A prominent North Korean defector is likely to be named as the new head of the presidential advisory council on unification, people familiar with the issue said Wednesday.Jul 17, 2024By Yonhap
N. Korean defectors' baseball team to visit US this week The world's first baseball team of young North Korean defectors will arrive in the United States this week, a non-profit organization said Tuesday, in a program that would enable them to experience first-hand the land of freedom and opportunities.Jul 17, 2024By Yonhap
UN report condemns N. Korea's 'extensive, multilayered' system of forced labor North Korea has maintained an "extensive and multilayered" system of forced labor in a bid to use it as a means of controlling and monitoring its people for the interest of the state, a U.N. report showed Tuesday.Jul 16, 2024By Yonhap
N. Korean leader's sister warns of 'devastating' consequences over anti-Pyongyang leaflets The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un warned Tuesday that South Korea will face "gruesome and dear" consequences if it lets North Korean defectors continue to send anti-Pyongyang leaflets to the North.Jul 16, 2024By Yonhap
Former N. Korean diplomat stationed in Cuba defected to S. Korea A North Korean diplomat who had been stationed in Cuba defected to South Korea last year, South Korea's spy agency said Tuesday, the latest in a small but growing number of defections by North Koreans in elite groups.Jul 16, 2024By Yonhap
N. Korea's Kim calls for developing offshore aquaculture during Sinpho visit North Korean leader Kim Jong-un called for nurturing offshore fish farming in the port city of Sinpho, state media said Tuesday, as the North seeks to develop backward provinces to narrow widening economic gaps among regions.Jul 16, 2024By Yonhap
Young North Koreans increasingly favor wealth over loyalty to state A marked generational divide is emerging in North Korea, characterized by differing attitudes toward the accumulation of wealth and loyalty to the state, according to defectors.Jul 15, 2024By Jung Da-hyun
S. Korea warns against possible launch of additional NK trash balloons North Korea would be held responsible for any damage incurred by its trash balloon campaign, South Korea's military warned Monday, a day after the North said South Korea should be ready to pay "a very high price" for sending anti-Pyongyang leaflets across the border.Jul 15, 2024By Yonhap
N. Korea slams Kishida's visit to Germany as 'collusion' of countries that committed war crimes North Korea on Monday denounced Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's recent visit to Germany aimed at boosting security cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region, calling it military collusion between two countries that committed war crimes, according to the North's state media.Jul 15, 2024By Yonhap
North Korea holds meetings to discuss follow-up measures for policy goals North Korea has held Cabinet and provincial committee meetings to discuss follow-up measures to implement policy goals set forth during a recent key party meeting, state media reported Monday.Jul 15, 2024By Yonhap
