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Ha-young Choi
Ha-young Choi was an NK News correspondent based in Seoul. She studied Korean history, mainly focusing on modern Korean history at Korea University. Follow her on twitter @Hy_Choi0826
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News 130 foreign journalists reporting from N.Korean capitalSchedule of events for Party Congress unclear, but possibility of accompanying nuclear test looms Approximately 130 foreign journalists were reporting from Pyongyang on Thursday, one day before the Seventh Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea, the first such event in 36 years. The Party Congress, the largest type of political event in the country, will start on Friday at 9 a.m. Pyongyang time, at the 4.25 House of Culture. Journalists are visiting places around the capital, such as the model farm, a daycare center, department stores and revolutionary sites. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |