Hyundai Group chairwoman extends N. Korea stay for 4th time

SEOUL, Aug. 15 (Yonhap) -- The chairwoman of South Korea's Hyundai Group extended
her stay in North Korea for a fourth time on Saturday, indicating she has not yet
met with the country's leader Kim Jong-il.
Hyun Jung-eun traveled to Pyongyang Monday on what was supposted to be a
three-day mission to win the release of an employee who had been detained thre
since March. The Hyundai worker, Yu Seong-jin, was freed and returned home
Thursday, but the North Korean leader appeared to be on provincial tours.
"Chairwoman Hyun Jung-eun's entourage has informed that they will extend their
stay by one day," the group said in an e-mailed statement.
hkim@yna.co.kr
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