In this Aug. 22, 2018, photo, Shim Goo-seob, 83, shows a photo of his family member during an interview at his office in Seoul, South Korea. Only a fraction of the elderly Koreans separated by the Korean War are able to attend the on-and-off reunions organized by their rival governments. So some South Koreans turn to unofficial networks of brokers, friends and others to correspond with their loved ones in the North. Shim said he has arranged face-to-face reunions in China among North and South Koreans via his own network of brokers and helpers. AP-Yonhap |
In this Aug. 22, 2018, photo, Kim Kyung-jae, 86, speaks in front of letters sent from his North Korean sister during an interview at his office in Seoul, South Korea. Kim is one of a dwindling number of elderly South Koreans who, frustrated with North Korea's reluctance to allow more frequent reunions and by the small chance that they'll be selected before they die, found unofficial networks to communicate with their North Korean relatives. AP-Yonhap |
(作者:汽车电瓶)