The inaugural national memorial day marks the 27th anniversary of a law implemented by South Korea to protect and help defectors settle in.
A dance event held in Seoul, South Korea during the week of the inaugural North Korea n Defectors ' Day.SEOUL: Twenty-four-year old Lee Wi Seong lived the first half his life in North Korea , and has been spending the latter half in South Korea .When he first arrived, everything was alien to him, from using a mobile phone to taking public transport. His struggle to adapt remains fresh in his mind till this day.
The 17-year-old, her parents, sister and grandmother escaped North Korea in 2018, managing to leave before borders with China were shut due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Out of more than 34,000 North Korean defectors who are known to have entered the South since the Korean peninsula was divided more than seven decades ago, about 6,400 – including Jin Hae – live in the high-tech capital of Seoul.
When defectors first arrive in South Korea, they have to go to a “re-education centre” called Hanawon for three months. It helps them adjust to life in South Korea.
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