N. Korean defector badly wants to return to North

N. Korean defector badly wants to return to North

A tearful Kim Ryen Hi, a former dress designer from North Korea, says in Seoul on Sept. 29, 2015, she wants to return to the North to be reunited with her family. She said a broker prevented her from returning although she realized that her decision to visit Seoul in 2011 was a mistake, an unprecedented move by North Korean defectors to seek a return home. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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