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As North hardens spying capabilities, South moves to soften rules of contact

Pyongyang moved to bolster reconnaissance and cyber reach as Seoul sought to ease reporting on liaising with North Korean sympathizers in Japan.

2026.7.10

North Korean fans support their country during a Paris Olympic qualifer against Japan at the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan on Feb. 28. [YONHAP]

Kim Jong-un sends $2 million to pro-North group in Japan to help Korean schools

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un sent 287.02 million yen ($2.01 million) in educational aid and scholarships to the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, also known as Chongryon, to mark the birthday of state founder Kim Il Sung.

2025.4.14

An independent with a dubious identity

Rep. Yoon Mee-hyang must not think she can get away by accusing the government of making her an ideological scapegoat.

2023.9.6

Independent Rep. Youn Mee-hyang attends the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul, on Tuesday. The government is looking into allegations that Youn made contact with pro-North group officials without government approval. [YONHAP]

Lawmaker Youn Mee-hyang denies contact with pro-North group

Youn said the pro-Pyongyang Chongryon was just one of 100 or so organizations involved in the event marking the 100th anniversary of the massacre of ethnic Koreans during the Great kanto earthquake.

2023.9.5

Lawmakers of the People Power Party submit a motion requesting disciplinary action against independent Rep. Yoon Mee-hyang at the National Assembly in Yeouido, western Seoul, Monday, after she took part in an event to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto earthquake organized by a pro-North group in Japan last Friday. [NEWS1]

Gov't blasts lawmaker for attending pro-North group's event in Japan

The Yoon Suk Yeol government called out an independent lawmaker Monday for attending a pro-North Korea group's event in Japan last week to commemorate the 1923 Great Kanto earthquake, criticizing her actions as being illegal and "anti-state."

2023.9.4

Tag: chongryon

chongryon

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