Inside Life`s hotel, a launchpad for crackdown on North Korean refugees
(The Guardian North Korea)

Defectors´ odds of success are lengthening, and not only because of the spies said to have checked in to this Chinese hotelLife´s business hotel´s reception is perfumed with black vanilla fragrance sticks from Zara Home. Its rooms boast geranium-scented shower gel and stunning river views.`Really nice,` one satisfied guest wrote on Ctrip, China´s top travel website. `And also interesting to see all the business [people] from North Korea who are also staying there.` Continue reading...