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Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji was a senior NK News correspondent based in Seoul. She previously worked for Reuters TV.
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News North Korea to send 140-member orchestra to PyeongChang OlympicsSamjiyon Orchestra will reportedly perform in Seoul and Gangneung
North Korea on Monday agreed to send 140 members of the Samjiyon Orchestra to South Korea during next month’s PyeongChang Winter Olympics. The two Koreas held working-level talks over the dispatch of the North Korean performing squad in Tongilgak, on the northern side of Panmunjom. “The North will send a performing squad of 140 Samjiyon Orchestra members to the South,” a joint press statement said. “The North’s performing squad will hold performances in Gangneung and Seoul.” The musicians plan to come to South Korea by land, a unification ministry official told NK News. “The North Korean © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |