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Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji was a senior NK News correspondent based in Seoul. She previously worked for Reuters TV.
The South Korean government has asked activist groups to refrain from using balloons to send anti-regime leaflets into North Korea, a Ministry of Unification (MOU) official told media on Tuesday.
The move follows the release of the Panmunjom Declaration on Friday, which saw, among other things, the two Koreas agree to cease "broadcasting through loudspeakers and distribution of leaflets."