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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 N.Korea reveals identities of three restaurant defectorsPyongyang criticizes the group who aided the defection, once again claims abduction North Korean online media has revealed the identities of three of the April restaurant defectors, including their pictures and ID numbers, as well as two South Korean citizens and one other North Korean involved in their defections. Two of the males’ whose information was revealed had passport numbers composed of eight-digit numbers starting with M, indicating they are South Korean citizens. Another male, surnamed Hwang, appears to be a North Korean based on his ID number. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |