News reports said earlier in January that Choe was working at a chicken farm as punishment after being fired last year.

一月初曾有报道，崔承哲在去年被解职后，被罚在一家养鸡场工作。

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the couch is a hand me down from modernica, the pillow is by one of our favorite artist’s (david choe) and the circle rug is from anthropologie.

沙发是modernica淘来的旧货，抱枕是一位我们喜爱的艺术家设计的。 圆形的毯子是anthopologie的(镀金花戒？)

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It did not specify whether other Chinese officials would meet Mr Choe or how long he would stay.

BBC: China media: North Korea diplomacy

However, Prof Zhu predicts that China will not let Mr Choe leave empty-handed and is likely to provide economic aid.

BBC: China media: North Korea diplomacy

Prof Shi says Mr Choe's trip is "primarily aimed at repairing ties which are at their lowest ebb since the Korean war ended in 1953".

BBC: China media: North Korea diplomacy