Building on steady gains over the past decade, the North Korean defector community in South Korea is mobilizing to break down more barriers.

North Korea’s trade deficit can be partially explained by the revenue generated from Pyongyang’s illicit exports of coal exports.

Criticism that the government’s initiative for greater government transparency is stymying public sector innovation is overstated.

Academy awards and other forms of validation from abroad for the movie Parasite draw bipartisan support for the once politically-blacklisted director.

Figures on North Korean refugees reaching South Korea, the United States and elsewhere in the last year are significantly lower than in the recent past.

Economic uncertainties created by the coronavirus revealed that skilled workers in the manufacturing sector face more risks than other groups in the labor market.