South Korea Sees Small Increase in Number of North Korean Defectors

Here is the latest numbers on North Koreans defecting to the South:

The number of North Korean defectors who successfully reached South Korea came to 43 in the first quarter, marking an increase from the same period last year, government data showed Tuesday. 
  
According to the Unification Ministry, eight men and 35 women arrived in South Korea from the beginning of January to the end of March, bringing the total number of North Korean defectors who have arrived in the South to 34,121. 
  
The latest figure was lower than 57 tallied in the previous quarter but was higher than 34 in the same period a year earlier.

Joong Ang Ilbo

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