Graphic detail | Homeward, bound

China is sending escapers back to North Korea

And probably to their doom

To read more of The Economist’s data journalism visit our Graphic detail page.

Explore more

Discover more

An alternative use for The Economist’s Big Mac index

Which countries have the highest purchasing power?

The war in Sudan, in maps and charts

Satellite images reveal the pace at which mass burial sites are growing


Hurricane Milton exposes the dangers of Florida’s development boom

Subsidised flood insurance hinders more than it helps


The Israel-Iran standoff in maps

A visual guide to the escalating conflict

The world’s most innovative country

A ranking of 133 countries shows that the global innovation boom is stalling

Who is really in charge of Lebanon?

A visual guide to the country’s tattered political system



Discover more

A portion of the Moon looms large just beyond the Orion spacecraft.

SpaceX is NASA’s biggest lunar rival

The company’s successes are also showing up the agency’s failings

China makes love and war with Taiwan

The government in Beijing tests the armed forces—and its own messaging


An investor looks at stock market data n Nanjing, China

Do amateurs regret jumping into China’s frenzied stockmarkets?

Some have made small fortunes, others have lost everything


In China, fib online and find out

The police are punishing those who engage in even idle boasts

New Zealand’s biggest pivot since the 1980s

An interview with Christopher Luxon, the prime minister reshaping its foreign policy

Pakistan rolls out the red carpet for China’s prime minister

But the “all-weather strategic co-operative partnership” has hit a rough patch