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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 SK Defense Ministry spokesman explains “NK is not a nation” commentsRemarks provoke an aggressive response from North Korean media outlet ![]() South Korea’s Defense Ministry spokesman Kim Min Seok today backtracked on his comments made on Monday regarding North Korea’s status as a nation. Kim criticized the North at a briefing held yesterday in Seoul, saying that North Korea is not a nation and that it exists only for one person. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |