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Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji was a senior NK News correspondent based in Seoul. She previously worked for Reuters TV.
UPDATE: This article was amended at 1145 KST to include comments from Kim Dong-yub, Professor at Institute for Far Eastern Studies, Kyungnam University and South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS).
Kim Jong Un on Sunday supervised North Korea's second test launch of the Pukguksong-2 ground-to-ground strategic ballistic missile and approved its deployment "for action”, the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Monday.