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Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer is a Seoul Correspondent at NK News. He has worked on investigations for The Guardian and The Observer and previously wrote features on Korea for Dutch newspaper NRC.
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News Seoul defends all-male speaker lineup for upcoming forum on North KoreaUnification ministry says female experts were unable to attend, following criticism of lack of women among 18 speakers South Korea’s unification ministry has defended its all-male speaker lineup for a high-profile conference on North Korea issues next month, after experts and journalists raised concerns about the absence of women. All 18 speakers scheduled to participate in the 2024 Global Korea Forum in Seoul on Sept. 3 are men, according to the official website, with no female experts scheduled to take the stage during the annual conference at the five-star Lotte Hotel. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |