North Korean defectors12 Apr 2024How a North Korean missile researcher became a South Korean MPA millennial North Korean who used to develop the regime's nuclear missiles is now a South Korean lawmaker.12 Apr 2024Asia16 Feb 2024Hero rescuer abused North Korea teenagers he savedHailed as "Asia's Schindler" for helping North Koreans flee, he has been jailed for sexual abuse.16 Feb 2024Asia30 Jan 2024Secret calls and code names: How money makes it to N KoreaMoney transfers are vital to North Koreans but carry huge risks, and now the South is cracking down too.30 Jan 2024Asia18 Jan 2024Rare N Korea footage shows teens sentenced over K-dramaFootage obtained by BBC Korean shows two 16-year-old boys handcuffed and sentenced to hard labour.18 Jan 2024Asia8 Dec 2023Alarm raised over N Koreans deported from ChinaAbout 600 defectors, believed to be mostly women, have not been heard from since their deportation.8 Dec 2023Asia5 Dec 2023A family's escape from North Korea through a minefield and stormy seasMr Kim and his family pull off a seemingly impossible feat and gives new insights into life there.5 Dec 2023Asia24 Oct 2023South Korea detains boat with suspected defectorsThe small wooden vessel carrying four people was found near the two Koreas' maritime boundary.24 Oct 2023Asia13 Oct 2023China deported 'large number' of N Koreans - SeoulSources in China said that up to 600 defectors were put on trucks and forcibly sent back on Monday.13 Oct 2023Asia10 Jul 2023Preparing N Korea's traumatised defectors for new livesThe BBC gets rare access to a South Korean facility that helps those arriving from the North.10 Jul 2023Asia