North Korea defector tells of plight as Seoul gets tough on Pyongyang

Reporters given access to center for helping refugees adjust to life in South Korea

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A South Korean instructor describes a facility where North Korean defectors learn IT skills in Anseong, South Korea, on July 10. (Provided by the Ministry of Unification)

STEVEN BOROWIEC, Nikkei staff writer

ANSEONG, South Korea -- Speaking from behind a partition in a conference room, a woman from North Korea described how the coronavirus pandemic upended life in her mountainous village near China.

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