But Lee Chul Eun is one of them. Lee, 38, a North Korean defector and former soldier now living in South Korea, said it is “devastating” to see troops from the reclusive, communist-ruled North ...

Hyun Ji-hee’s story of escape is similar those of many other North Koreans who fled ... Along with this influx of new, Hyun also suffered from a great emotional void, as she lost the daily presence of ...

But Lee Chul Eun is one of them. Lee, 38, a North Korean defector and former soldier now living in South Korea, said it is “devastating” to see troops from the reclusive, communist-ruled North being ...

Dragon smuggles North Korean defectors across borders for a living, and his latest undercover trip with Sook-Ja and Yong-hee takes an unexpected turn when they are left stranded in China.

“So unfortunate, that’s all I can say,” North Korean defector Lee Cheol-eun said with a grimace after watching footage of North Korean soldiers fighting in Kursk, Russia, against the ...

It was curiosity about the lives of North Korean defectors that inspired filmmaker Kwak Eun-mi to create Tour of Duty. “Since Korea is still divided, inter-Korean issues have always been of my ...