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Seung-Yeon Chung
Seung-Yeon Chung is a state media specialist at NK News. She previously worked in the Department of Unification and Foreign Ministry at Korean Broadcast System (KBS).
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News North Korea phasing out ‘Day of Sun’ as name for biggest holiday: Tour agenciesChanges in how to refer to birthdays of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il may be effort to elevate current leader, expert says North Korea is phasing out the use of the term “Day of the Sun” to refer to the birth anniversary of founding leader Kim Il Sung, DPRK officials have reportedly told multiple foreign tourism organizations. One of the tour agencies told NK News that North Korea is also discouraging the use of the term “Day of the Shining Star” to refer to Kim Jong Il’s birthday, with one expert assessing that the changes appear to be an effort by current leader Kim Jong Un to raise his status relative to his predecessors. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |