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Jan 25, 2021 11:40 PM EST
In a recent string of high-profile escapes from the isolated country, the acting ambassador to Kuwait and now the North Korea defector joined South Korea, a lawmaker from the south have confirmed on Monday.
North Korea s embassy in Kuwait had been led by Ryu Hyun Woo since former Ambassador So Chang Sik was expelled after a 2017 United Nations resolution sought to scale back the overseas diplomatic missions of the country.
According to Aljazeera, Tae Yong Ho, who was the deputy ambassador of North Korea to Britain before he settled in the South in 2016 and being elected as a lawmaker last year, shared that Ryu defected to South Korea last September.
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And there is already evidence of activity at the Hermit State’s Yongbyon nuclear facility, Oli Heinonen, a Distinguished Fellow at the Stimson Center think tank and a former deputy director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). His alarming analysis suggests Kim’s ambitions could fuel an arms race with neighbouring South Korea, as Seoul takes steps to match Pyong Yang’s ambitions.
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Dec 20, 2020 02:38 AM EST
SEOUL - A jointly run mountain resort by rivals North and South Korea has been visited by the Hermit State s top official to discussed efforts to unilaterally rebuild it and transform it into a cultural resort that will be envied by the whole world, the state media reported on Sunday.
Based on a number of experts, the Hermit State may be putting pressure on South Korea in order to profit from an economic partnership as the pandemic continuously aggravates the economic woes of North Korea.
According to ABC News, the Korean Central News Agency reported that Premier Kim Tok Hun shared during his trip to the Diamond Mountain resort that there is a need to stress the importance of building the tourist area as it will be their way of combining the national character and modernity while staying in good harmony with the natural scenery.
north korea appears to have gone through a significant makeover here. the hermit state says it s taking technical measures to their nuclear sites and inviting journalists to watch. reporter: president trump tweeted this. cnn senior international correspondent ivan watson is live with us from seoul, south korea. ivan, is this scene worldwide as that kind of a gesture, gracious and smart? reporter: it certainly is another olive branch that north korea is offering. . pledged last month it would dismantle this nuclear testing facility. it s a mountain in the north of north korea where we believe all of its six nuclear weapons tests, its blasts have taken place. the most recent and most