UK embassy in Pyongyang closes, resident diplomats evacuated from North Korea

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UK embassy in Pyongyang closes, resident diplomats evacuated from North Korea

Move reportedly linked to DPRK government's coronavirus-prevention measures

Chad O'Carroll | Oliver Hotham May 27, 2020

UK embassy in Pyongyang closes, resident diplomats evacuated from North Korea

Swedish embassy in Pyongyang

Correction at 10:10 EST and update at 20:25 EST: This article has been corrected to reflect the fact that hundreds of foreigners still remain in Pyongyang, and updated to include comment from a British government spokesperson.

Britain's embassy in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang has closed and its staff have now left the country, multiple sources told NK News on Wednesday.

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Chad O'Carroll is the founder of NK News/NK Pro and related holding company Korea Risk Group. In addition to being the group's CEO, O'Carroll is a frequent writer and commentator about the Koreas, having written about the two nations since 2010. He has visited the DPRK multiple times, worked and lived in Washington, D.C. with a focus on peninsula issues, and lived in the ROK since 2016.

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