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Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham was an NK News contributor based in Seoul, South Korea. Follow him on Twitter.
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News Ambassador Kim Pyong Il, North Korean leader’s uncle, returned home this summerVisit purportedly tied to health issues, one source says Kim Pyong Il, a long-time North Korean ambassador and half-brother of the country's late leader Kim Jong Il, returned home this summer under circumstances that remain unclear, sources told NK News this week. Kim, the son of Kim Il Sung and his third wife Kim Song Ae, was once believed to be a possible future DPRK leader, but has spent the last few decades in de facto exile from the country. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |