April 28, 2024

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Ifang Bremer

Ifang Bremer

Ifang Bremer is a Seoul Correspondent at NK News. He has worked on investigations for The Guardian and The Observer and previously wrote features on Korea for Dutch newspaper NRC.

News

ROK union leaders charged with spying for North Korea in ‘movie-like’ scheme

Prosecutors allege four South Koreans secretly met DPRK agents abroad and took orders to stir up anti-American sentiment

Ifang BremerIfang BremerMay 11, 2023
News

Defector-lawmaker Tae Yong-ho resigns from key party post over mounting scandals

Former North Korean diplomat faces accusations of accepting illegal donations and distorting history of 1940s massacre

Ifang BremerIfang BremerMay 10, 2023
News

Seoul, Tokyo to connect radar systems to better track North Korean missiles

Two sides will link systems via US military in line with efforts to bolster trilateral security cooperation, source says

Ifang BremerIfang BremerMay 9, 2023
News

Seoul court orders North Korea to pay former ROK prisoners for forced labor

Three South Koreans taken captive during Korean War awarded $38K each, now seek payout from inter-Korean fund

Ifang BremerIfang BremerMay 9, 2023
News

Yoon calls for Congress to help improve North Korea’s ‘horrendous’ human rights

South Korean president stresses ‘duty’ to promote freedom for North Koreans during state visit to Washington

Ifang BremerIfang BremerApril 28, 2023
Features

North Korean weapons could be contributing to bloodshed in Sudan, experts say

East African nation has bought DPRK arms in past, and video of North Korean weapon has surfaced since conflict started

Ifang BremerIfang Bremer | Yeji ChungApril 28, 2023
News

Over 75% of North Korean children missed key vaccinations during pandemic: WHO

UN says situation leaves DPRK kids vulnerable to deadly disease, announcing immunization campaign targeting 20 countries

Ifang BremerIfang BremerApril 26, 2023
News

34 North Korean defectors reach South in first quarter as COVID obstacles remain

New arrivals jump to highest since 2020 but are still fraction of pre-pandemic levels, despite eased controls in China

Ifang BremerIfang BremerApril 25, 2023
Features

The strange tale of a North Korea tour agency founded by a dead South Korean man

Serial imposter likely turned to identity theft to set up UK company seeking to take tourists to DPRK, NK News finds

Ifang BremerIfang BremerApril 24, 2023
News

North Korea’s rice imports soar in March to largest monthly total of pandemic

Expert calls grain shipments ‘a big deal’ that could ensure more North Koreans can eat amid concerns about food shortage

Ifang BremerIfang BremerApril 21, 2023
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