North Korean authorities have begun a sweeping investigation into human trafficking allegations within their border security ...

North Korean Premier Pak Thae-song (C) inspects the Kim Chaek Iron and Steel Complex in Chongjin, North Hamgyong Province, northeastern North Korea, in this undated photo released by the North's ...

Yu Hyuk was just nine years old when he started begging on the streets of North Hamgyong, one of the poorest provinces in North Korea, nestled along the northern border with China and Russia.