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Seung-Yeon Chung
Seung-Yeon Chung is a state media specialist at NK News. She previously worked in the Department of Unification and Foreign Ministry at Korean Broadcast System (KBS).
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News Official 2023 North Korean calendar lays out contours of the year aheadDPRK again excludes nuclear test holiday and Kim Jong Un’s birthday, while major army anniversary approaches An official North Korean calendar for next year does not designate a holiday to celebrate the country’s largest-ever nuclear missile test, excluding “Rocket Industry Day” on Nov. 29 for a second straight year after it initially appeared on calendars in 2021. The new calendar published by a government-run postal agency and seen by NK News also continues the practice of not identifying Kim Jong Un’s birthday suspected to be on Jan. 8 or designating it as a holiday, while confirming that Tree-planting Day will now be held at an earlier date in March. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |