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Hyundai chief cancels plans to visit North Korea after Pyongyang’s rejection

DPRK earlier ruled out visits by South Koreans following reports Hyundai sought to hold memorial at Mount Kumgang
Anton Sokolin July 3, 2023
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Hyundai chief cancels plans to visit North Korea after Pyongyang’s rejection
A lake at Mount Kumgang in Sept. 2011 | Image: Eric Lafforgue

A chairwoman of the South Korean conglomerate Hyundai Group has canceled her plans to visit North Korea’s Mount Kumgang for a memorial service, Seoul’s unification ministry announced on Monday.

Hyun Jeong-eun had sought to hold the memorial for her late husband Chung Mong-hun, the former chairman of Hyundai Group who invested heavily in inter-Korean tourism at the scenic area.

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