A North Korean defector and a former soldier have allegedly scammed more than 20 people, stealing 1 billion won, equivalent ...

Choi Min Kyung says she suffered physical and sexual abuse in North Korean detention after being repatriated from China ...

A girl and her North Korean defector mother hold portraits of a 42-year-old defector mother and her 6-year-old son who were found dead in starvation as they march during their funeral in Seoul ...

This school is supposed to prepare North Korean defectors for the real world. But some say it does little to help – and the system needs an overhaul.

Watch the full story on "Nightline" tonight at 12:35 a.m. ET. Defector Han Ga Hee is an announcer for Free North Korea Radio, which airs news across the border to a country where she says there is ...

A North Korean defector who escaped to the South more than a decade ago was detained after attempting to cross back into North Korea on a stolen bus, police said. CNN values your feedback 1.

The rare return defection by the North Korean has posed a host of uncomfortable questions in South Korea. Investigators, fellow defectors and lawmakers have scrambled to understand what motivated ...

A North Korean Defector’s Tale Shows Rotting Military Roh Chol Min, who slipped across the fortified border, describes an army life of corruption, hunger—and dedication to ‘Supreme Leader ...

A North Korean defector living in South Korea was detained Tuesday after ramming a stolen bus into a barricade on a bridge near the heavily militarized border, in an apparent attempt to get back ...

North Korean defector shares his views on relations with the U.S. NPR's Mary Louse Kelly continues her talk with Kim Hyun-woo, who — until 2014 — held a senior post in North Korea's Ministry ...