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Ha-young Choi
Ha-young Choi was an NK News correspondent based in Seoul. She studied Korean history, mainly focusing on modern Korean history at Korea University. Follow her on twitter @Hy_Choi0826
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News Incheon city invites N. Korean scholars to island conferenceLocal governments seek specialized cooperation projects amid inter-Korean freeze The government of Incheon, South Korea has invited North Korean scholars to participate in an academic conference next year about Ganghwa Island. Ganghwa Island is historically significant for a number of reasons. For one, it is where the Koryo Dynasty (918-1392) was temporarily based during a Mongol invasion. The city of Incheon is planning the conference for next year, the 140th year since the Japan-Korea Treaty of 1876, Korea's first international treaty, signed under Japanese military threat on the island itself. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |