The Sydney Morning Herald says that tens of thousands of North Korean women and girls are being trafficked into sexual slavery in China.
According to a report by the non-profit Korea Future Initiative, the sexual exploitation of North Koreans generates at least $153 million in annual profits for the Chinese underworld.
"Victims are prostituted for as little as 30 Chinese yuan ($6.30), sold as wives for just 1,000 yuan, and trafficked into cybersex dens for exploitation by a global online audience," the report's author Yoon Hee-soon said.
The paper says nearly half are pressed into prostitution, about a third sold into marriage and most others pushed into cybersex, citing researchers remarks.
The researchers also said a live-stream featuring a young girl can cost $110, adding that many subscribers appeared to be South Korean.
