“A growing number of women have rushed into prostitution to earn decent money to make a living and for luxuries,” said a close source to North Korea affairs quoting a defector who once lived in North Hamgyeong Province.
대북 소식통은 올 초 탈북한 함경북도 출신 주민을 인용, "생활비와 용돈 마련을 위해 성매매에 나서는 여성들이 늘고 있다"면서 "최근엔 휴대전화를 사�