Kim Shin-jo, North Korean Commando Who Sought to Kill South Korea’s Leader, Dies NYT | Top Stories By: Choe Sang-Hun 10 April 2025 at 12:22 Kim Shin-jo famously said the mission of a hit squad sent by Pyongyang in 1968 was to “slit the throat” of the then South Korean dictator Park Chung-hee. © United Press International/Bettmann Archive, via Getty ImagesKim Shin-jo, the North Korean commando sent with a hit squad in 1968 to kill the then dictator of South Korea was the only one captured.
North Koreans on Chinese Tuna Boats Boost Revenue for Kim Jong-un NYT | China By: Choe Sang-Hun and Muktita Suhartono 24 February 2025 at 13:04 Thousands of miles from home, North Koreans work on Chinese tuna longliners in the Indian Ocean for pay that goes to their leader, a new study says.