Articles by Jung Min-kyung
Jung Min-kyung
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NK advance team for PyeongChang art troupe inspects candidate sites in Seoul
A North Korean delegation inspecting venues for its art performances for next month’s PyeongChang Winter Olympics visited candidate sites Monday, on what is expected to be the final leg of its two-day stay here. The trip came as the two Koreas are working out the details on North Korea’s participation in the Winter Olympics. The two sides agreed that a 140-member North Korean art troupe, the Samjiyon Orchestra, will perform during the Olympics in Seoul and Gangneung, Gangwon Province.Prior to th
North Korea Jan. 22, 2018
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[Newsmaker] NK’s advance team for Olympic art performance due Saturday
North Korea has notified South Korea that it will dispatch an advance team over the weekend to inspect details for its art troupe’s performance during the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, Seoul’s Unification Ministry said Friday. Hyun Song-wol, leader of the Moranbong Band (left) and Kwon Hyok-bong, director of the Arts and Performance Bureau in North Korea`s Culture Ministry (right). YonhapAfter Monday’s working-level talks, the two Koreas agreed that a 140-member art troupe, including an 80-strong
North Korea Jan. 19, 2018
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Seoul to seek regular high-level talks with NK
South Korea will make efforts to hold regular inter-Korean high-level talks and offer humanitarian aid to North Koreans in need of assistance, the Unification Ministry said in a 2018 policy briefing. South Korea`s Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon (R) shakes hands with North Korean chief delegate Ri Son-gwon during their meeting at the border truce village of Panmunjeom in the Demilitarized Zone dividing the two Koreas on Jan. 9, 2018. (Yonhap)The two Koreas held high-level talks on Jan. 9,
North Korea Jan. 19, 2018
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Koreas to finalize NK’s PyeongChang activities with IOC
With the PyeongChang Winter Olympics just around the corner, both Koreas are gearing up to finalize the agreements reached between the two. The South Korean delegates on Thursday departed for Lausanne, Switzerland, where they are to attend talks hosted by the International Olympic Committee with a goal to finalize Wednesday’s inter-Korean agreements. South Korean President Moon Jae-in (left) presents mascots of 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games to Thomas Bach, president of the International
North Korea Jan. 18, 2018
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Koreas to march under unification flag at Olympics
The two Koreas have agreed to jointly march under the “Korean Unification” flag at the opening ceremony of the PyeongChang Olympics next month, Seoul’s Unification Ministry said Wednesday, after the two Koreas sat down to discuss the North’s participation in the games. South and North Korean athletes march under the unification flag during the 2006 Turin Winter Olympics opening ceremony in Italy. (AP-Yonhap)They also agreed to form a unified women’s ice hockey team for the Olympics. The news cam
North Korea Jan. 17, 2018
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NK to send Olympic athletes via western land route, offers to participate in PyeongChang Paralympics
North Korea has asked South Korea to allow its delegation to cross the border via a land route in the western region for its participation in the PyeongChang Olympics, Seoul’s Ministry of Unification said Wednesday, as the two Koreas sat down to work out key agenda items for the North’s participation in the upcoming Winter Games. This photo, provided by Seoul`s Unification Ministry on Wednesday, shows working-level talks between the two Koreas on the North`s participation in the PyeongChang Wint
North Korea Jan. 17, 2018
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Koreas to tackle thorny Olympic issues
The two Koreas will hold working-level talks Wednesday, where remaining key issues on North Korea’s participation in the PyeongChang Olympics are expected to be discussed. South Korea‘s Vice Unification Minister Chun Hae-sung. (Yonhap)North Korea agreed to hold two working-level meetings this week -- on Monday and Wednesday -- after the South offered Friday to hold a formal meeting on the North’s participation in next month’s PyeongChang Olympics. The series of meetings started with inter-Korea
North Korea Jan. 16, 2018
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Two Koreas may march under unification flag for Olympic opening
South Korea has agreed to North Korea’s proposal of holding working-level talks Wednesday at the truce village of Panmunjeom to further discuss its participation in the PyeongChang Olympics, the South’s Unification Ministry said Monday. Seoul’s sports minister also said if the two sides agree on a joint entrance at the opening ceremony, the athletes would march under the “Korean Unification” flag -- a white flag with a blue shape of the Korean Peninsula in the center. The North’s move, which cam
North Korea Jan. 15, 2018
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140-member NK orchestra to perform in S. Korea
North Korea will send a 140-member orchestra to South Korea for the PyeongChang Olympics, Seoul’s Unification Ministry said Monday. “North Korea will dispatch an art troupe formed of 140 members of the Samjiyon Orchestra,” said a joint press statement released by the ministry. North Korea's delegation members sit during an inter-Korean talks to discuss Pyongyang's participation in the upcoming Winter Olympics at the truce village of Panmunjeom on Monday. South Korea(Yonhap)The announcement came
North Korea Jan. 15, 2018
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Two Koreas to talk PyeongChang on Wednesday, may march under ‘Korean Unification’ flag at Olympics opening
South Korea has agreed to North Korea’s proposal of holding working-level talks Wednesday at the truce village of Panmunjeom to further discuss its participation in the PyeongChang Olympics, the South’s Unification Ministry said Monday. Kwon Hyok-bong, director of the performing arts bureau at the culture ministry and the North‘s chief delegate, left, and Lee Woo-sung, a senior official at the Seoul‘s culture ministry and the South‘s chief delegate, step into a meeting room in Tongilgagk in the
North Korea Jan. 15, 2018
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Koreas to discuss NK art performances at upcoming Olympics
The two Koreas will hold working-level talks Monday to hammer out key details concerning a North Korean art troupe’s participation in the PyeongChang Olympics next month, the South’s Unification Ministry said Sunday. The talks will be held at Tongilgak, situated at the Northern side of the truce village of Panmunjeom. South Korea on Friday initially proposed talks covering a broader agenda, but the North said it wanted to first discuss matters related to its art troupe’s performance at the Winte
North Korea Jan. 14, 2018
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NK to further discuss PyeongChang with South Korea, IOC
Officials from North and South Korea are to further discuss the North’s participation in the PyeongChang Olympics at working-level talks next week and a separate meeting at the International Olympic Committee’s headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Jan. 20. President Moon Jae-in (left) shakes hands with North Korean IOC member Chang Ung at the opening ceremony of the World Taekwondo Championships in Muju, North Jeolla Province, in June 2017. (Yonhap)“It is believed that the working-level tal
North Korea Jan. 11, 2018
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Inter-Korean talks not fully satisfactory, but hope remains: experts
The first inter-Korean meeting in two years held Tuesday aimed to alleviate tension on the Korean Peninsula. It ended with the release of a three-point joint communique after 12 hours of negotiations, but experts are expressing concerns that goals were only met “halfway.” Ri Son-gwon (center), North Korea`s chief delegate, crosses the military demarcation line in the truce village of Panmunjeom to shake hands with the South Korean delegation on Tuesday. (Yonhap)Although South Korea’s efforts to
North Korea Jan. 10, 2018
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Inter-Korean military hotline to be restored
The two Koreas agreed to revive the South-North military hotline in the West Sea during their first talks in more than two years, Seoul’s Ministry of Unification said Tuesday. A South Korean soldier performs test-calls on the inter-Korean military hotline near the West Sea region in July 2017. (Yonhap)A five-member South Korean delegation headed by Minister of Unification Cho Myoung-gyon and the North Korean delegation kicked off meetings at the truce village of Panmunjeom at 10 a.m. Ri Son-gwo
North Korea Jan. 9, 2018
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[Breaking] NK underlines dialogue in solving inter-Korean issues
North Korea has expressed willingness to continue talking with the South and promote peace on the Korean Peninsula while offering to dispatch delegations to the upcoming Winter Games, Seoul’s Unification Ministry said. “North Korea has guaranteed peace on the Korean Peninsula, talked about promoting reconciliation among the Korean people, and solving issues surrounding the South and the North through dialogue and negotiations,” Vice Unification Minister Chun Hae-sung said in a briefing. “North K
North Korea Jan. 9, 2018
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