11.   Foreign missions in China have seen a spate of entries by North Koreans fleeing famine and oppression in their isolated communist country.

12.   Tens of thousands of North Koreans fleeing famine and repression live in China.

13.   The three are the latest in a wave of North Koreans fleeing famine and repression who have sought political asylum at foreign diplomatic missions in China.

14.   The three latest asylum seekers add to a wave of North Koreans fleeing famine and repression who have sought political asylum at foreign diplomatic missions in China.

15.   They added to a wave of North Koreans fleeing famine and repression who have sought asylum at foreign diplomatic missions in China.

16.   Thousands of North Koreans fleeing famine and repression in their isolated communist nation live in hiding in China.