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November 06, 2024
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Photo confirms name change of Pyongyang multipurpose complex

Kim Jong Un changes name to erase traces of his purged uncle Jang Song Thaek, says defector

North Korea’s Haedanghwa Service Complex has been renamed the Ryugyong Service Complex, a picture obtained by NK News shows.

The website of the Korea International Youth and Children’s Travel Company based in Pyongyang confirms this, listing the six-story building as the "Ryugyong Service Complex."

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