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Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji was a senior NK News correspondent based in Seoul. She previously worked for Reuters TV.
U.S. Special Representative on North Korea Stephen Biegun on Friday said Washington would keep the door open for dialogue with Pyongyang.
The comments by the U.S.'s top diplomat on North Korean issues -- in Seoul until Saturday -- came just a day after the DPRK conducted its second missile test in a week.