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Intent re-defector regrets coming to South Korea
Lacking funds for treatment, severe illness may kill him within three years
Would-be re-defector still trapped in South Korea
Treatment of North Korean refugees sacrificed for sake of conciliation with Pyongyang
Behind the evolution of North Korea’s leadership loyalty badges
Every North Korean is required to wear one, but where did they come from and how did it all start?
Meet the man who plans to re-defect back to North Korea
Son Jong-hun tells NK News why he wants to leave South Korea and go back to the North
Exclusive: Defector plans to send message by returning to N. Korea
Son Jong-hun has spent 11 years in South Korea, but despairs over the treatment of North Koreans here
North Korea beats South in football game of two halves
The real ideological divide during Sunday's Korean football derby was between South Korean fans
The movers and shakers of Kim Jong Un’s new regime
'No leader, even in a democratic state, can completely rely on the history of his predecessor' - Lankov
S. Koreans not ‘100% satisfied’ with Kaesong talks outcome
North not showing enough remorse for closing Kaesong Industrial Complex, analysts in South say
South Korea proposes talks on Kaesong Industrial Complex
Inter-Korean trade decreased by 88% following the closure of the KIC, and now sits at an all time low
South Korea prevents balloon launch of anti-North leaflets
Leader of defector group arrested after brief physical struggle in 'Peace Pavilion' on inter-Korean border