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JH Ahn
JH Ahn was an NK News contributor based in Seoul. He previously worked as an interpreter for United States Forces Korea.
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News North Korea liquidates South Korean assets at KaesongCivilian inter-Korean organizations worry over rise in tensions on Peninsula North Korea’s Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of Fatherland has announced the abrogation of all inter-Korean economic agreements and the liquidation of all South Korean assets in North Korea, Yonhap News Agency reported on Thursday. The statement, reportedly released by the committee’s spokesperson, read that the North Korean action was taken to counter the South Korean closure of the Mount Kumgang Tourist Region in 2008 and the Kaesong Industrial Complex (KIC) exactly a month ago from today. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |