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Chaewon Chung
Chaewon Chung covers U.S., Chinese, and Japanese politics and national security in relation to North Korea. She previously worked at Coda Story covering disinformation and technology with a focus on the East Asia.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates. (Last updated Jan. 2, 2021 at 2:20 p.m. KST)
An individual crossed the inter-Korean border into North Korea on Saturday night, Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) has confirmed to NK News, though the person's nationality and reason for crossing remain unknown.