Fleeing North KoreaThousands of people like Hyun fled North Korea during the Korean War in the 1950s, across the border into China and Russia. The last meetings took place in 2018, when 89 families from South Korea were able to meet with their North Korean relatives. The Red Cross worked with Ahn Hyo-jin, the chief executive of Seoul-based VR company Tekton Space, to create VR experiences for North Korean refugees. A virtual reality recreation of the market in Pyongyang, North Korea, where Hyun Mi spent her childhood. She briefly united with one of them in China 20 years ago, a meeting made possible by a broker with business ties in North Korea.

Source: CNN December 30, 2020 01:18 UTC