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"Today is the youngest day"…Craftswoman with 52 years at Dongdaemun and Pyeonghwa markets passes middle school equivalency exam in her 70s
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- Kim Jeong-ja, who has worked in the same trade at Pyeonghwa Market for 52 years and heads Hwanhui Goods Museum, passed the middle school equivalency exam in her 70s.
- Kim started working at Pyeonghwa Market at age 20, received her certificate on August 28, 2026, and returned to Pyeonghwa Market about three years ago.
- Kim said, "Dreams don't grow old even as we age," announced another challenge, and said it is not too late.
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Read the full article (machine translation) → Original article (Korean): “오늘이 가장 젊은 날”…동대문종합시장과 평화시장에서 52년 장인 김정자 대표, 70대에 중졸 검정고시 합격
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