So Man Sul, 74, picked up as new Chongryun chief

TOKYO, Japan - So Man Sul, 74, is named as the new leader of the pro-Pyongyang General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Chongryun) at a two-day convention in Tokyo on May 26. Convention delegates chose So, 74, to succeed the late Han Tok Su, who died of pneumonia in February at the age of 94 after leading the group for nearly half a century.

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