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Tae-il Shim

Tae-il Shim is a pseudonym for a North Korean defector writer. He left the DPRK in 2018, and now resides in South Korea.

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Ask a North Korean: smuggling goods and helping escapees across the Yalu River

Ask a North Korean: smuggling goods and helping escapees across the Yalu River

"God, please help me live. Help me not get washed away by the force of the current...."

Ask a North Korean: smuggling goods and helping escapees across the Yalu River
Tae-il Shim August 21, 2019
Ask a North Korean: introducing the “Smuggler Kingpin” of Hyesan

Ask a North Korean: introducing the “Smuggler Kingpin” of Hyesan

The story of our second new contributor, from starving taekwondo teacher to TV smuggler

Ask a North Korean: introducing the “Smuggler Kingpin” of Hyesan
Tae-il Shim August 2, 2019