South Koreans watch TV news showing a file image of Thae Yong Ho, a minister at the North Korean Embassy in London who recently defected to South Korea. Ahn Young-joon/AP hide caption toggle caption Ahn Young-joon/AP Parallels What Does It Mean When A North Korean Diplomat Defects? August 28, 2016 • Defections appear to be on the rise, but it's difficult to tell what that means about relations between North and South — or the stability of Kim Jong Un's regime.
