Yonhap News Agency reported the soldier expressed an intention to defect to South Korea, without citing a source.

One North Korean soldier has been taken into South Korean custody after crossing the heavily fortified border earlier this week, the Joint Chiefs o...

The North Korean soldier is believed to have defected, according to South Korea's Yonhap news agency.

Yonhap News Agency reported the soldier expressed an intention to defect to South Korea, without citing a source.

The soldier reportedly expressed an intent to defect

A North Korean soldier has been taken into custody after crossing the Demilitarized Zone into South Korea in a suspected defection, the Yonhap news agency says.

A North Korean soldier was taken into custody after crossing the heavily fortified Military Demarcation Line separating the two Koreas, Seoul's military said Wednesday.

South Korea's military says it is investigating the soldier's reasons for crossing the inner-Korean border. While dozens of North Koreans flee each year, usually via China,…

According to data from South Korea's Ministry of Unification, more than 34,000 North Koreans have defected to the South since its records began in 1998.