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Seung-Yeon Chung
Seung-Yeon Chung is a state media specialist at NK News. She previously worked in the Department of Unification and Foreign Ministry at Korean Broadcast System (KBS).
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News Kim Jong Un delivers his first speech commemorating International Women’s DayThe DPRK leader reportedly acknowledged ‘all the exceptional and unknown efforts the women of this country had made’
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Sunday celebrated International Women’s Day with his family by attending a concert in Pyongyang, where he delivered a speech urging women to “fulfill the sacred mission and duty” of contributing to the country. Kim marked the holiday with an unspecified “grand performance” at the Pyongyang Indoor Stadium with his wife Ri Sol Ju, and his “beloved daughter” believed to be named Ju Ae, according to a state media report Monday. Longtime TV anchor Ri Chun Hi, sometimes referred to as “pink lady,” Kim Jong Un’s sister Kim Yo Jong, Foreign Minister © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |