North Korea diplomat in Italy missing, South Korean MP says, after asylum report
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A North Korean diplomat who was until recently acting ambassador to Italy has gone missing, a South Korean member of parliament said on Thursday, after a South Korean newspaper reported he is seeking asylum in the West.