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More N. Korean escapees receive asylum in U.S.
SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Yonhap) -- The total number of North Korean escapees who received asylum in the United States reached 23 in 2012, up by seven from the year before, a news report said Thursday.

Washington-based Radio Free Asia (RFA) reported that there was a trickle of North Korean nationals who won legal refugee status in the U.S. with numbers peaking at five and six in June and July, respectively.





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