Number of N. Korean defectors to S. Korea falls under Kim Jong
Rep. Park Byeong-seug of the ruling Democratic Party, citing figures he received from the unification ministry, said the figure has been on a steady decline since 2012. Kim took power in late 2011 following the death of his father, Kim Jong-il.
The number went up slightly to 1,514 in 2013, but fell again to 1,397 in 2014 and 1,275 in 2015.
It bounced up to 1,418 in 2016 and dropped again to 1,127 last year. So far in 2018 through August, 703 North Koreans have left their country to defect to the South.
Park explained that tighter border control by the Chinese authorities and rising costs of hiring brokers have apparently discouraged North Koreans from escaping the country. (Yonhap)
(责任编辑:产品中心)
- What to expect when a tech bubble bursts
- If you want to enrage a Brit, change their favourite baking show
- N. Korea claims to have successfully launched solid
- [Graphic News] Government collects record fines
- Travel Back in Time and Uncover Old
- 提前谋划部署准备秋季开学
- Most newlyweds in Seoul live on lease
- Snapchat's finally offering more location data to advertisers
- N. Korea to miss Universiade in S. Korea
- Where to pre
- Your Pornhub habits just got even more private
- US warns N. Korea's space rocket launches flout UN Security Council resolutions
- It's official: People are having sexual fantasies about their digital voice assistants
-
Newborns hit new low, but births to those unmarried reach record high: data
(Getty Images)Births to those not married accounted for nearly 5 percent of all births last year, se ...[详细] -
Tunisia's Jabeur topples defending champ Andreescu in Montreal
TORONTO:Tunisia's Ons Jabeur rallied from a set down to knock second seeded defending champion B ...[详细] -
Messi meets his new PSG teammates at first Paris training session
PARIS:After a rapturous reception from PSG fans a day earlier, Argentine football superstarLionel Me ...[详细] -
Stephen Bannon is done at the White House
Stephen Bannon's no longer a part of President Donald Trump's White House crew, according to The New ...[详细] -
Transitioning to 100% renewable energy globally would be cheaper and simpler using firebricks, a for ...[详细]
-
Ruling party gears up for unilateral approval of new PM
The ruling Saenuri Party will push to unilaterally win parliamentary approval for President Park Geu ...[详细] -
'Game of Thrones' picks up 9 Creative Arts Emmys
Game of Thronesisn't just a favorite at the Primetime Emmy Awards. HBO's murderous fantasy series cl ...[详细] -
Snapchat Stories search is here, will deluge you with puppy videos
Snapchat wants you to watch more Stories, so it's making them easier to discover. The app on Friday ...[详细] -
Google Search tries new tactics for limiting explicit deepfakes
The explosion of nonconsensual deepfake imagery online in the past year, particularly of female cele ...[详细] -
Quarantine team sent to Samsung hospital
The Seoul government Monday dispatched a special inspection team to Samsung Medical Center, which ha ...[详细]
How to trademark your TikTok phrase and protect your brand
Anita Sarkeesian and the defiant women who shaped history
- [Exclusive] Samsung unsure of Suga's future as brand ambassador: source
- Cheaper Microsoft mixed reality headsets are on the way
- 'Game of Thrones' picks up 9 Creative Arts Emmys
- N. Korea rebuilds destroyed guard posts inside DMZ with concrete
- 优化广东优质农产品产销资源对接!“农友圈”又有新动作
- Verizon tests 4G LTE coverage drones for extreme weather conditions
- What do you think of Cam Newton's new touchdown dance?