The spy who defied two regimes

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Monday, 14 Oct 2024

WHEN South Korean “businessman” Park Chae-so met with Kim Jong-il in 1997, he declined the dictator’s offer of a toast, citing a promise to his mother never to drink.

Amused, Kim presented him with a bottle of blueberry wine, and Park humorously asked for another.

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HSI-CWEP	0.120	0.130	0.110	0.110	-0.005	-4.35	1,483,595
HSI-PWD2	0.050	0.060	0.045	0.055	-0.010	-15.38	1,187,600
HSI-CWC7	0.060	0.060	0.050	0.050	-0.005	-9.09	837,938
BPURI	0.300	0.310	0.215	0.265	-0.110	-29.33	541,835
INSAS-WC	0.045	0.050	0.035	0.040	-0.005	-11.11	480,482
RTECH	0.245	0.300	0.245	0.275	0.030	12.24	432,126
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HSI-PWDU	0.050	0.055	0.045	0.050	-0.010	-16.67	267,627

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