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Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji was a senior NK News correspondent based in Seoul. She previously worked for Reuters TV.
North Korea on Tuesday condemned last week's decision by the U.S. to seize the impounded DPRK-flagged Wise Honest ship, describing the move as a “complete denial” of the spirit of last year's Singapore joint agreement by the two countries.
In a press statement issued by a spokesperson for the DPRK Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), Pyongyang accused Washington of an “illegal and atrocious act of robbery” through its detention of the vessel.