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
S. Korean has sacrificed family, career and health to free his father, victim of a 1969 plane hijacking
Long-time S. Korea analysts see plan for gradual unification as best, but remain split over economic prospects
Investment opportunities for a brewery, department store, gas station, and wider tourist infrastructure
Media experts on N.Korea worry about distorted, low-quality information due to political influence, media commercialization
After continuous purges, officials are passive to start new initiatives, regime is strengthening their tension
Business people who invested in North Korea are under economic hardship, religious people, relief activists commonly asking for resuming inter-Korean exchanges
Lee Hui-ho departs for Pyongyang airport, though meeting Kim Jong Un not confirmed
Kim Jong Un-era features privatization tendency, growth of husbandry supports increasing needs of new middle class
North reverses decision on participating in Mungyeong military sports festival, dealing new setback to inter-Korean relations
Diver wins gold at World Aquatics Championships; N.Korean wrestlers medal thanks to concentrated training
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