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Tae-il Shim
Tae-il Shim is a pseudonym for a North Korean defector writer. He left the DPRK in 2018, and now resides in South Korea.
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Ask A North Korean Ask a North Korean: how do people keep warm during harsh North Korean winters?"From October to April, Hyesanites struggle for survival" ![]() Good morning, good afternoon, good evening, and even good night to those of you night owls out there -- whatever the time is where you are, welcome to Ask a North Korean! The feature where you, NK News readers, can email in and ask your questions to North Korean writers In-hua Kim and Tae-il Shim. Today's question comes from Jeran, from Salt Lake City, Utah, who asks about how those from Hyesan (like In-hua) prepare and live during winter. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |