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Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji was a senior NK News correspondent based in Seoul. She previously worked for Reuters TV.
South Korea at midnight on Thursday began a halt to land, air, and sea military exercises and began the operation of a designated no-fly zone along the military demarcation line (MDL), an official from the ROK defense ministry confirmed to NK News.
Seoul believes the North has taken corresponding steps, the source added.