SEOUL: South Korea's usually bustling brothel districts fell silent yesterday as police enforced stringent new anti-prostitution laws against human traffickers, pimps and even clients.
Police who fanned out in midnight raids in Seoul's big red-light districts – the most visible face of a trade that generates an estimated US$21bil (RM79.8bil) a year – found shuttered doors and hostility from sex workers. – Reuters
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