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Her daughter was taken and sent abroad - 44 years later, they found each other

created: May 23, 2025, 10:17 p.m. | updated: May 26, 2025, 6:33 a.m.

She is among the hundreds of people who have come forward in recent years with damning allegations of fraud, illegal adoptions, kidnapping and human trafficking in South Korea's controversial overseas adoption programme. After several phone calls, she flew over to Seoul to meet Ms Han, where the two had a tearful reunion at the airport. News1 Ms Han met her daughter again at Seoul's airport in 2019News1 Ms Han ran her hands through her daughter's hair at their first reunionAs they embraced, Ms Han ran her fingers through Kyung-ha's hair. According to the truth and reconciliation report, foreign adoption agencies set quotas for children, which Korean agencies willingly fulfilled. BBC Korean Ms Han spends hours every day practising her English so she can better communicate with her daughterBBC Korean Ms Han has been practising the phrases "I'm so sorry" and "confused"

2 weeks, 2 days ago: BBC News