While 196 people fled North Korea to the south in 2023, almost none cross the fortified border. Most instead cross into China and then to South Korea. The latest crossing comes as North Korea ...

in recent months North Korea’s dictator Kim Jong-un has renounced the long-standing goal of peaceful Korean reunification, increased his testing of nuclear weaponry, blown up cross-border road ...

The statement did not give details, but the move could have been an attempt to avert cross-border fire by North Korea. It wasn’t immediately known whether North Korea responded. South Korea’s ...

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South Korea's military said the explosions had not caused any damage on its side of the border ... cross", said The Times Asia editor Richard Lloyd Parry. Such "pointless pyrotechnics are part of ...

Defectors seeking to return to the North are ... attempting to cross the heavily-guarded border back to the North on a stolen bus. The man was caught Tuesday on the Unification Bridge that ...

Both countries are looking to increase cross-border tourism. In 2024, more than 1000 Russian tourists have visited North Korea, the Russian Consulate in Cheongjin told the state-run TASS news ...

Separately, Ukraine revealed more details about the first two North Korean soldiers it has captured alive and said it was ...