The 17-member team, which left Pyongyang on Saturday, arrived in San Francisco at 10:40 a.m. by way of Beijing.
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2011/06/10 06:39 KST
(LEAD) N. Korean taekwondo athletes in U.S.
SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON, June 9 (Yonhap) -- A group of North Korean taekwondo athletes arrived in the United States Thursday for a rare performance tour abroad amid hopes of a thaw in Pyongyang-Washington relations as the U.S. appears to be preparing for the resumption of food aid.
The 17-member team, which left Pyongyang on Saturday, arrived in San Francisco at 10:40 a.m. by way of Beijing.
The 17-member team, which left Pyongyang on Saturday, arrived in San Francisco at 10:40 a.m. by way of Beijing.
