Home

The Korea Herald

Latest news

Most Popular

  1. 1

    Actor Jung Woo-sung admits to being father of model Moon Ga-bi’s child

    Actor Jung Woo-sung admits to being father of model Moon Ga-bi’s child
  2. 2

    Trump picks ex-N. Korea policy official as his principal deputy national security adviser

    Trump picks ex-N. Korea policy official as his principal deputy national security adviser
  3. 3

    First snow to fall in Seoul on Wednesday

    First snow to fall in Seoul on Wednesday
  4. 4

    S. Korea not to attend Sado mine memorial: foreign ministry

    S. Korea not to attend Sado mine memorial: foreign ministry
  5. 5

    Wealthy parents ditch Korean passports to get kids into international school

    Wealthy parents ditch Korean passports to get kids into international school
  1. 6

    Man convicted after binge eating to avoid military service

    Man convicted after binge eating to avoid military service
  2. 7

    Toxins at 622 times legal limit found in kids' clothes from Chinese platforms

    Toxins at 622 times legal limit found in kids' clothes from Chinese platforms
  3. 8

    [Weekender] Korea's traditional sauce culture gains global recognition

    [Weekender] Korea's traditional sauce culture gains global recognition
  4. 9

    BLACKPINK's Rose stays at No. 3 on British Official Singles chart with 'APT.'

    BLACKPINK's Rose stays at No. 3 on British Official Singles chart with 'APT.'
  5. 10

    Korea to hold own memorial for forced labor victims, boycotting Japan’s

    Korea to hold own memorial for forced labor victims, boycotting Japan’s
피터빈트

[Graphic News] N. Korean defectors down as border tightened

By Korea Herald

Published : July 13, 2017 - 18:04

    • Link copied




The number of North Koreans escaping to the South declined sharply in the first half of this year as Pyongyang strengthened controls on its border with China, officials said.

The DMZ dividing the Korean Peninsula is one of the most heavily fortified places in the world, and almost all defectors to the South go to China first -- where they still risk being repatriated if caught -- and then on to a third country before travelling to the South.

In the six months to June, 593 Northerners entered South Korea, down 20.8 percent from the same period in 2016, statistics compiled by Seoul‘s Unification Ministry showed.



More from Headlines