A large South Korean hotel in the coastal resort city of Gangneung has removed the name of a well-known North Korean official from a VIP suite that she used while staying there ahead of the 2018 Winter Olympics, NK News has confirmed.
Hyon Song Wol, a former member of the Moranbong band who serves as Kim Jong Un’s top logistics official, stayed in the Skybay Hotel in Jan. 2018 with a delegation on a scouting trip for arts performance venues ahead of the PyeongChang Olympics.
A large South Korean hotel in the coastal resort city of Gangneung has removed the name of a well-known North Korean official from a VIP suite that she used while staying there ahead of the 2018 Winter Olympics, NK News has confirmed.
Hyon Song Wol, a former member of the Moranbong band who serves as Kim Jong Un’s top logistics official, stayed in the Skybay Hotel in Jan. 2018 with a delegation on a scouting trip for arts performance venues ahead of the PyeongChang Olympics.
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