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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 Former Kaesong CEOs call for reopening in heated debate at National AssemblyWith election just months away, many see possibility of work at KIC restarting this year A former Kaesong Industrial Complex (KIC) CEO has described the reopening of the complex as a "matter of life and death for us", in a debate on the issue at South Korea's National Assembly on Monday. “All we want from the government is its expression of willingness to reopen the compound," one CEO told Lee Sang-min, an official from the Ministry of Unification (MoU), who gave a lengthy speech defending the ministry’s decision to close the compound in February last year. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |