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Kang Tae-jun
Tae-jun Kang is the NK News East Asia Correspondent and is based in Hong Kong. Prior to writing, he worked as a riot police officer in South Korea for two years.
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News Kim gives Chongryon $2 million – reportPro-Pyongyang organization in Japan has given many such donations for educational purposes North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has reportedly provided about $2 million to Chongryon, the pro-Pyongyang federation of Korean residents in Japan. Voice of Russia (VOR) reported on Sunday that Chongryon received about $2 million from Kim, with the money to be used for educating children in Japan who have North Korean citizenship. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |