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Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji was a senior NK News correspondent based in Seoul. She previously worked for Reuters TV.
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News Senior North Korean official Kim Yong Chol headed to U.S. for talks: YonhapDPRK spy chief will reportedly fly to New York on Wednesday ![]() Senior North Korean diplomat Kim Yong Chol is in Beijing on his way to the United States for potential working-level talks with U.S. officials, South Korea's Yonhap News Agency reported on Tuesday. The high-level North Korean visit to the U.S., reportedly confirmed by Yonhap after seeing a list of passengers on a New York-bound flight from Beijing due to depart on Wednesday, was also raised as a possibility to NK News in conversation with a source on Monday. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |