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Escape from North Korea
Asia focus, Alexi Demetriadi, Published on 24/07/2017
» 'I left my home in North Korea in August 2014," Joon Hee recalls. A North Korean defector who has been living and working in Seoul for almost three years, she is like the hundreds of others who make the journey through China to South Korea, seeking a better life in the south.
Working for change
Asia focus, Alexi Demetriadi, Published on 04/09/2017
» Southeast Asia hosts nearly 10 million migrants, of whom roughly 7 million originate from countries within the region. The main component of migration involves the movement of lower-skilled labour, predominantly from Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos to Thailand.
Slaves at sea
Asia focus, Alexi Demetriadi, Published on 04/09/2017
» "Working on a boat faced with violence and abuse, in the middle of the ocean where you couldn't see the shore, it seems like there was no future for us at all."
The New Koreans: Portrait of pride, prosperity and defiance
Asia focus, Alexi Demetriadi, Published on 11/09/2017
» "If you didn't know who he was, he just seemed like an old Korean gent," says Michael Breen. "He was polite, humorous, diplomatic. But because we knew who he was …"