South Korea to nurture North-centred start-ups
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North Korean defector Kim Ria started her own business Flower Is Ria selling preserved flowers.
PHOTO: COURTESY OF KIM RIA
SEOUL - To escape a life she felt was difficult and meaningless, Ms Kim Ria fled North Korea and landed in the South eight years ago.
But living in South Korea was harder than she had imagined, and she was about to lose hope when she discovered preserved flowers during a trip to the United States.