People originally adopted from South Korea return to seek their roots
South Korea was once the world’s largest exporter of babies for adoption. These infants - now grown up - are returning to find their roots, but for many the search is long and futile. Cases of children being taken away, falsely recorded as orphans and given new identities, have come to light. The government is now trying to reform the system. CNA's senior Korea correspondent Lim Yun Suk has more.
South Korea was once the world’s largest exporter of babies for adoption. These infants - now grown up - are returning to find their roots, but for many the search is long and futile. Cases of children being taken away, falsely recorded as orphans and given new identities, have come to light. The government is now trying to reform the system. CNA's senior Korea correspondent Lim Yun Suk has more.
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