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



News 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 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON 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. 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. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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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

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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