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Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji was a senior NK News correspondent based in Seoul. She previously worked for Reuters TV.
South Korean officials got a green light from the U.S. before flying to Pyongyang with DPRK national airline Air Koryo on Thursday, a diplomatic source familiar with the issue confirmed to NK News.
The South Koreans, serving as a preliminary inspection team for an upcoming inter-Korean cultural event in the DPRK capital, arrived in Pyongyang on Thursday from Beijing Capital International Airport.