Report: China Allowing 40 North Korean Refugees to Seek Asylum
According to reports, the refugees have been sheltered in the South Korean embassy compound and been under the protection of the United Nation’s refugee agency, UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees), in Beijing. If all the proceedings go accordingly, the North Korean defectors are expected to leave China in January or February for a third country such as South Korea or the United States, reported Radio Free Asia (RFA).