A North Korean defector reporter for the Daily NK website has been missing near the China-North Korea border region since Monday morning, two sources familiar with the case confirmed to NK News on Tuesday.

“So far, nothing new (apart from what has been covered by media) is known at this point,” a source told NK News under condition of anonymity, confirming the disappearance of the reporter named only as “Mr. A.”

The source could not name the journalist due to the sensitivity of the issue, but said they have known Mr. A for a long time and that he