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Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham was an NK News contributor based in Seoul, South Korea. Follow him on Twitter @oliverhotham.
DPRK Minister of Foreign Affairs Ri Yong Ho will travel to Beijing for a two-day state visit later this week, Chinese state media reported on Tuesday.
In a tweet citing the country's foreign ministry, Chinese ruling party organ the People's Daily said Ri will stay in Beijing from Thursday to Saturday, on the official invitation of local counterpart Wang Yi.