More North Koreans Defecting to South
The Commercial Appeal (2007-Current) › November 16, 2010
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SEOUL, South Korea - The number of North Koreans defecting to South Korea has surged in recent years because of economic suffering in the North, with more than 10,000 defections over the past three years, South Korea's government said Monday.
About as many North Koreans have defected to the South since the end of 2007 as the number who had fled over the entire previous period since the 1950-53 Korean War ended with an armistice, the Unification Ministry said in a statement. The overall total stands now at 20,050.See the full content of this document
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More North Koreans Defecting to South
Ministry official Han Dong-ki said the rise in defections reflects North Ko...
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