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World Service,6 mins

Fleeing starvation and repression in North Korea

Newsday

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In North Korea Joseph Kim watched his father die of starvation, his mother imprisoned and his sister sold to a Chinese man. He became a homeless beggar before risking his life to flee across the border to China. His book 'Under the Same Sky: From Starvation in North Korea to Salvation in America' tells his story. He spoke to the Âé¶¹Éç's Nkem Ifejika. (Photo: N Korea border with China, Credit: Reuters)

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