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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 North Korea replaces lights with new LED techNorth Korea implements a country-wide program to replace light bulbs with newer, more efficient LEDs. North Korea is pushing to equip houses in the DPRK with light-emitting diode (LED) lamps, state media the Korea Central News Agency (KCNA) said on Monday. LED technology, which provides significant longevity and efficiency advantages over standard bulbs, will become North Korea's future national lighting standard, the KCNA said. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |