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Tag: North Korean leader

Posted inNorth Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea

Will Kim face protests if he visits Seoul? No one’s saying

by Andrew Salmon January 21, 2019February 18, 2020

Seoul’s mayor was cagey over whether his city would permit downtown demonstrations during an anticipated first visit by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, a man who some in the South consider a reformer who holds the key to peninsula peace, but who others consider a national enemy and one of the world’s worst dictators. […]

Posted inNorth Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea

Kim invited to meet Moon in Seoul on March 1, says report

by Andrew Salmon and Lee Shin-hyung January 16, 2019February 18, 2020
The Blue House, South Korea's presidential residence in Seoul. Photo: iStock
Posted inAT Finance, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Kim Jong Un a likely no-show in South Korea

by Andrew Salmon December 12, 2018February 18, 2020
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un had a traumatic childhood. Photo: Reuters
Posted inAT Finance, Beijing, China, Malaysia, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Shanghai, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, World

Tracking the man behind the myth of Kim Jong-un

by Andrew Salmon June 9, 2018February 18, 2020

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