UPDATE 1 (2014-1-13): Yonhap reports on the 2013 defection numbers: The [Ministry of Unification], which handles inter-Korean affairs, said a total of 1,516 North Koreans settled in South Korea in 2013, up slightly from 2012 when 1,502 North Koreans arrived in the South, with women accounting for 76 percent of the total. The ministry said … Continue reading 2013 DPRK defection numbers