South Korea has published a new glossary of industry-specific terminology that could help North Korean defectors acclimate to South Korean workplaces, the Ministry of Unification (MOU) said on Tuesday.

The book has explanations of workplace terminology in 22 different types of jobs under eight industries: caretaking, beauty, skincare, production, culinary, baking, sales and sewing.

Many professional terms used in modern South Korean workplaces are wholly foreign to North Korean ears. The new book includes North Korean and South Korean equivalents, as well as English and traditional Chinese.

After decades of division and limited contact, the language gap between the two