http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/200512/kt2005122717273268040.htm
"A stolen South Korean passport is traded at more than $3,000 in foreign countries as it guarantees a relatively easy entry to the EU countries.
``Chinese criminal gangs used to steal South Korean passports and forge them, an official said. ``Till now, our passports were a little bit easier to counterfeit. But the situation will change in the near future as we are preparing for a new type of passport that is very difficult to forge." Estonia, which borders Russia, is the first among the Baltic states to introduce such a written test for South Koreans in 2002, the vernacular daily reported. "
