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North Korean Defector Pleads To Return At UN Event
A North Korean defector interrupted a United Nations human rights press conference in Seoul on Thursday to plead tearfully to be allowed to go back to her relatives in Pyongyang.
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North Korea Sacks Soldiers, South Korea Awards Medals After Defector's Border Dash
North Korea has reportedly replaced guards and fortified a section of its border with South Korea where a North Korean soldier staged a daring defection last week, while South Korean and U.S. soldiers have been decorated for their role in his rescue.
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Watch: Dramatic Footage Shows North Korea Defector's Border Dash
Dramatic footage of a North Korean soldier's defection released Wednesday showed him racing across the border under fire from former comrades, and then being hauled to safety by South Korean troops.
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Escape From North Korea: Defectors Risk All On A Perilous Trek
It takes one hour and 45 minutes to fly from Shenyang, a sprawling provincial capital in northeastern China not far from the border with North Korea, to Seoul, the capital of South Korea.
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South Korea's President Urges Preparations For Mass North Defections
South Korean President Park Geun-Hye on Tuesday told her government to prepare for large-scale defections from North Korea, just days after direct appealing to its citizens to flee their country.
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North Korea Brands Diplomat Who Defected From Britain Embassy Sex Criminal, 'Human Scum'
North Korean state media today accused a diplomat who defected from Britain to South Korea of fleeing to escape punishment for a variety of crimes, including child rape, for which Pyongyang had sought to extradite him.
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Seoul Conducts Largest-Ever Artillery Drill Near Border With North Korea
South Korea's army conducted its largest-ever artillery drills today near the tense border with North Korea, but there was no immediate military response from the Pyongyang.
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North Korea Diplomat Who Defected Was Among Country's Trusted Elite
A privileged background and powerful connections with the ruling elite back in Pyongyang appear to have provided the springboard for North Korean diplomat Thae Yong-Ho's successful defection to South Korea, analysts said Thursday.
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North Korea's Deputy Ambassador Defects In London: Reports
North Korea's deputy ambassador in London has defected with his family, according to media reports, which if confirmed would make it one of the most high-profile defections in recent years from the increasingly isolated country.
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13 North Koreans Workers At Foreign Restaurant Defect
Thirteen North Koreans working at the same restaurant in a foreign country have defected to South Korea, Seoul officials said today.
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North Korean Defector Pleads To Return At UN Event
A North Korean defector interrupted a United Nations human rights press conference in Seoul on Thursday to plead tearfully to be allowed to go back to her relatives in Pyongyang.
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North Korea Sacks Soldiers, South Korea Awards Medals After Defector's Border Dash
North Korea has reportedly replaced guards and fortified a section of its border with South Korea where a North Korean soldier staged a daring defection last week, while South Korean and U.S. soldiers have been decorated for their role in his rescue.
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Watch: Dramatic Footage Shows North Korea Defector's Border Dash
Dramatic footage of a North Korean soldier's defection released Wednesday showed him racing across the border under fire from former comrades, and then being hauled to safety by South Korean troops.
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Escape From North Korea: Defectors Risk All On A Perilous Trek
It takes one hour and 45 minutes to fly from Shenyang, a sprawling provincial capital in northeastern China not far from the border with North Korea, to Seoul, the capital of South Korea.
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South Korea's President Urges Preparations For Mass North Defections
South Korean President Park Geun-Hye on Tuesday told her government to prepare for large-scale defections from North Korea, just days after direct appealing to its citizens to flee their country.
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North Korea Brands Diplomat Who Defected From Britain Embassy Sex Criminal, 'Human Scum'
North Korean state media today accused a diplomat who defected from Britain to South Korea of fleeing to escape punishment for a variety of crimes, including child rape, for which Pyongyang had sought to extradite him.
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Seoul Conducts Largest-Ever Artillery Drill Near Border With North Korea
South Korea's army conducted its largest-ever artillery drills today near the tense border with North Korea, but there was no immediate military response from the Pyongyang.
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North Korea Diplomat Who Defected Was Among Country's Trusted Elite
A privileged background and powerful connections with the ruling elite back in Pyongyang appear to have provided the springboard for North Korean diplomat Thae Yong-Ho's successful defection to South Korea, analysts said Thursday.
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North Korea's Deputy Ambassador Defects In London: Reports
North Korea's deputy ambassador in London has defected with his family, according to media reports, which if confirmed would make it one of the most high-profile defections in recent years from the increasingly isolated country.
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13 North Koreans Workers At Foreign Restaurant Defect
Thirteen North Koreans working at the same restaurant in a foreign country have defected to South Korea, Seoul officials said today.
