May 09, 2024

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Ha-young Choi

Ha-young Choi was an NK News correspondent based in Seoul. She studied Korean history, mainly focusing on modern Korean history at Korea University. Follow her on twitter @Hy_Choi0826

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Not forgotten: Son of an abductee in N. Korea fights on

Not forgotten: Son of an abductee in N. Korea fights on

S. Korean has sacrificed family, career and health to free his father, victim of a 1969 plane hijacking

Not forgotten: Son of an abductee in N. Korea fights on
Ha-young Choi
Ha-young Choi August 13, 2015
Experts debate investment in N. Korea as a unification tool

Experts debate investment in N. Korea as a unification tool

Long-time S. Korea analysts see plan for gradual unification as best, but remain split over economic prospects

Experts debate investment in N. Korea as a unification tool
Ha-young Choi
Ha-young Choi August 12, 2015
N.Korea continues efforts to attract foreign investment into Wonsan

N.Korea continues efforts to attract foreign investment into Wonsan

Investment opportunities for a brewery, department store, gas station, and wider tourist infrastructure

N.Korea continues efforts to attract foreign investment into Wonsan
Ha-young Choi
Ha-young Choi August 11, 2015
S.Korean journalists lament low-quality N. Korea reporting

S.Korean journalists lament low-quality N. Korea reporting

Media experts on N.Korea worry about distorted, low-quality information due to political influence, media commercialization

S.Korean journalists lament low-quality N. Korea reporting
Ha-young Choi
Ha-young Choi August 10, 2015
N.Korea calls for tightening bureaucracy, rooting out indolence

N.Korea calls for tightening bureaucracy, rooting out indolence

After continuous purges, officials are passive to start new initiatives, regime is strengthening their tension

N.Korea calls for tightening bureaucracy, rooting out indolence
Ha-young Choi
Ha-young Choi August 7, 2015
NGOs, businesses calling for cancellation of May 24 sanctions

NGOs, businesses calling for cancellation of May 24 sanctions

Business people who invested in North Korea are under economic hardship, religious people, relief activists commonly asking for resuming inter-Korean exchanges

NGOs, businesses calling for cancellation of May 24 sanctions
Ha-young Choi
Ha-young Choi August 6, 2015
Kim Dae-jung’s widow heads for North Korea

Kim Dae-jung’s widow heads for North Korea

Lee Hui-ho departs for Pyongyang airport, though meeting Kim Jong Un not confirmed

Kim Dae-jung’s widow heads for North Korea
Ha-young Choi
Ha-young Choi August 5, 2015
N.Korean husbandry, agriculture potential avenues for cooperation: expert

N.Korean husbandry, agriculture potential avenues for cooperation: expert

Kim Jong Un-era features privatization tendency, growth of husbandry supports increasing needs of new middle class

N.Korean husbandry, agriculture potential avenues for cooperation: expert
Ha-young Choi
Ha-young Choi August 4, 2015
North Korea won’t attend CISM games in South

North Korea won’t attend CISM games in South

North reverses decision on participating in Mungyeong military sports festival, dealing new setback to inter-Korean relations

North Korea won’t attend CISM games in South
Ha-young Choi
Ha-young Choi August 3, 2015
N.Korean athletes succeed in international competition

N.Korean athletes succeed in international competition

Diver wins gold at World Aquatics Championships; N.Korean wrestlers medal thanks to concentrated training

N.Korean athletes succeed in international competition
Ha-young Choi
Ha-young Choi July 31, 2015
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