Ask a North Korean: introducing the "Smuggler Kingpin" of Hyesan



Ask A North Korean Ask a North Korean: introducing the “Smuggler Kingpin” of Hyesan The story of our second new contributor, from starving taekwondo teacher to TV smuggler Tae-il Shim August 2, 2019 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Nk News/Adam Westerman Welcome to our second installment of Ask a North Korean, where NK News readers can send in their questions and have them answered by our North Korean writers. Today we're introducing the second of our two new North Korean writers: Shim Tae-il (writing under a pseudonym). You can read our other North Korean writer's first piece here. Welcome to our second installment of Ask a North Korean, where NK News readers can send in their questions and have them answered by our North Korean writers. Today we're introducing the second of our two new North Korean writers: Shim Tae-il (writing under a pseudonym). You can read our other North Korean writer's first piece here. Become a member for less than $5.75 per week. Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis 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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Ask a North Korean: introducing the “Smuggler Kingpin” of Hyesan

The story of our second new contributor, from starving taekwondo teacher to TV smuggler

Tae-il Shim August 2, 2019

Ask a North Korean: introducing the “Smuggler Kingpin” of Hyesan

Nk News/Adam Westerman

Welcome to our second installment of Ask a North Korean, where NK News readers can send in their questions and have them answered by our North Korean writers.

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