Chatty and joking, elite North Korean defector becomes media star in South | International News Live Blog

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SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s newest celebrity took an unusual route to the nation’s TV screens – years spent working his way up through the ranks of North Korea’s diplomatic corps, followed by months secluded in the custody of the rival South’s spy agency. http://internationalnewslive.com/chatty-and-joking-elite-north-korean-defector-becomes-media-star-in-south/