March 29, 2024
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Updated: North Korea to repatriate NYU student held since April

Release of detained student may have been meant to assuage Chinese concerns ahead of WPK anniversary

Update: On Monday afternoon KST and following publication of this article, Joo Won-moon was released and handed over to South Korean authorities at Panmunjom, as intended.

North Korea on Monday afternoon said they will send New York University student Joo Won-moon to South Korea, his nation of birth, after five months' detention.

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