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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 65-member DPRK group plans to visit S. Korea for “unification soccer” matchesVisit will be first of its kind since 2007, should it receive unification ministry approval
A 65-member North Korean delegation, mostly composed of labor union members, plans to visit South Korea next month to participate in two inter-Korean workers’ soccer matches, the ROK organizing committee announced on Thursday. Two of South Korean leading labor unions, the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) and the Federation of Korean Trade Unions (FKTU), in cooperation with the North’s General Federation of Trade Unions of Korea (GFTUK), have agreed to hold two soccer matches in Seoul. The inter-Korean workers’ soccer games will be held at 1600 local time on August 11 at the Seoul World Cup Stadium, followed by a © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |