Story Archive
2009-10-05
Defectors give an account of how and why they fled North Korea.
2009-09-28
As China tightens security ahead of a major anniversary, North Korean refugees are even less welcome.
2009-09-22
A budget food item in South Korea is now a prized gourmet item across the border.
2009-09-11
Poetry by teenage North Korean defectors, translated into English for the first time.
2009-09-11
A U.S. aid worker gets a rare glimpse of the lives of North Korean refugees living illegally in China.
2009-08-24
North Korean youths often struggle after they defect to the South, but arts and community service programs provide support.
2009-08-24
Activists say Chinese authorities have video of North Korean defectors filmed by two U.S. reporters who were jailed by North Korea and then expelled.
2009-08-19
North Korea's only major import to the United States has been a highly potent grain alcohol, but new trade curbs are drying up that trade as well.
2009-08-17
The luxurious residences of North Korea's leaders stand in stark contrast to reports of the hardships endured by the majority of the country's population.
2009-08-11
The U.S. Treasury Department tightens the financial noose around North Korea's deadly weapons program.
2009-08-07
Pyongyang hasn't sought reimbursement for expenses related to keeping two U.S. journalists in custody.
2009-08-05
Two U.S. journalists held for five months in North Korea touch down in California.
2009-08-04
Two young Korean-Americans make a documentary about families forcibly separated after the Korean War.
2009-08-04
A special pardon is issued to two detained U.S. journalists after former U.S. President Bill Clinton meets with North Korea's leader. Will Clinton's visit open other windows for talks?
2009-07-22
A new organization in South Korea works to educate the public about North Korea's history of abductions.
