Kim Jong-un's sister to visit South Korea for Winter Olympics
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All ready to go,... hundreds of cheerleaders and arts troupe have settled in South Korea ahead of the Winter Olympics that are set to kick off tomorrow.
Also making it official,... North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is sending his younger sister to the South for the Games.
Ji Myung-kil starts us off.
North Korea will send a 23-member high-level delegation to South Korea for a three-day visit beginning Friday.
The delegation will be led by Kim Yong-nam,... and will include key names like Kim Yo-jong... North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's younger sister, Choe Hwi... the chair of the National Sports Guidance Committee and Ri Song-gwon... the chair of the North's committee on inter-Korean affairs.
Kim Yo-jong is the youngest daughter of the late leader Kim Jong-il and her role was strengthened last year when she was promoted to the politburo.
They will be among the most senior North Korean officials to ever visit South Korea. The delegation will also include 16 support staff and three journalists as well.
As the clock ticks down to the opening ceremony of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games... a North Korean delegation of 280 members led by Pyongyang's sports minister Kim Il-guk arrived in South Korea on Wednesday morning.
The delegation is comprised of four officials from the North's National Olympic Committee, 229 cheerleaders, 26 taekwondo demonstrators and 21 journalists.
North Korea's cheering squad, popularly known as "army of beauties" will be attending and cheering at Olympic matches that have either South or North Korean athletes competing.
The North's cheerleaders first appeared at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan.
The North's taekwondo team will conduct joint performances with their South Korean counterparts in the host cities of PyeongChang and Sokcho, as well as in the South Korean capital of Seoul.
Ji Myung-kil, Arirang News.
Also making it official,... North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is sending his younger sister to the South for the Games.
Ji Myung-kil starts us off.
North Korea will send a 23-member high-level delegation to South Korea for a three-day visit beginning Friday.
The delegation will be led by Kim Yong-nam,... and will include key names like Kim Yo-jong... North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's younger sister, Choe Hwi... the chair of the National Sports Guidance Committee and Ri Song-gwon... the chair of the North's committee on inter-Korean affairs.
Kim Yo-jong is the youngest daughter of the late leader Kim Jong-il and her role was strengthened last year when she was promoted to the politburo.
They will be among the most senior North Korean officials to ever visit South Korea. The delegation will also include 16 support staff and three journalists as well.
As the clock ticks down to the opening ceremony of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games... a North Korean delegation of 280 members led by Pyongyang's sports minister Kim Il-guk arrived in South Korea on Wednesday morning.
The delegation is comprised of four officials from the North's National Olympic Committee, 229 cheerleaders, 26 taekwondo demonstrators and 21 journalists.
North Korea's cheering squad, popularly known as "army of beauties" will be attending and cheering at Olympic matches that have either South or North Korean athletes competing.
The North's cheerleaders first appeared at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan.
The North's taekwondo team will conduct joint performances with their South Korean counterparts in the host cities of PyeongChang and Sokcho, as well as in the South Korean capital of Seoul.
Ji Myung-kil, Arirang News.