‘No justice in North Korea’: Defectors at UN hearing testify about executions, mounting abuses by regime

Published: 27 Jun. 2025, 07:00 Audio report: written by reporters, read by AI Defector Maeng Hyo-shim speaks about her experience living and escaping North Korea during a public hearing hosted by the United Nations Human Rights Office in Seoul on Wednesday …

Six under investigation for attempting to send bottles of dollar bills and rice to North Korea

Published: 27 Jun. 2025, 09:46 Updated: 27 Jun. 2025, 12:37 A North Korean defector group puts rice and face masks into plastic bottles to send to the North on June 18, 2020. The image is not related to the story. [YONHAP]   Six people were detained by …

6 Americans detained in South Korea for trying to send rice and Bibles to North Korea by sea

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Six Americans were detained Friday in South Korea for trying to send 1,600 plastic bottles filled with rice, miniature Bibles, $1 bills and USB sticks toward North Korea by sea, police said. The Americans were apprehended on front …

What South Korea’s New President Means for Japan-North Korea Relations

The election of Lee Jae-myung as South Korea’s president has returned inter-Korean diplomacy to the regional spotlight. While Lee has yet to lay out a fully detailed roadmap, his early messaging points to a more cautious and conditional posture toward …

North Korea to Send More Infantry to Russia

North Korea plans to send more infantry to Russia to help Moscow fight its war against Ukraine, South Korea’s National Intelligence Service said Thursday. The new deployment is expected to begin in July or August. North Korea also plans to send 25,000 …

North Korea just opened a beach resort for 20,000 people. But who will visit?

Seoul CNN  —  Kim Jong Un personally cut the ribbon of a new resort hailed by state media as a “national treasure-level tourism city” — a lavish seaside development set against what human rights observers describe as stark realities of hunger and hardship …

North Korea may send more troops to Russia by August, South Korea says

North Korea may deploy more troops to Russia as early as July or August to aid in its war against Ukraine, with recruitment efforts already underway for another wave of military support to Moscow, South Korean intelligence told lawmakers Thursday. Last …

North Korea Launches Tourism Campaign with New Beachside Resort Featuring a Water Park. Who Can Visit?

NEED TO KNOW In an attempt to develop a tourist economy, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un celebrated the impending launch of Wonsan Kalma, a beachside resort with attractions including a water park The park is set to open to North Koreans on July 1 with …

North Korea debuts new beach resort in tourism push

North Korea’s Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un has officially opened a new beach resort in the country’s Wonsan Kalma Coastal Tourist Zone — six years after it was due to be completed, state media reported on Thursday. The massive tourist zone, located on North …

6 Americans detained for trying to send rice and Bibles to North Korea by sea, police say