Chochongnyon members enter nation for hometown visits

The first 78 of 116 Korean residents affiliated with Chochongnyon, a pro-North Korean association of Koreans living in Japan, enter South Korea through Kimpo International Airport August 28 for visits to their hometowns on the occasion of the Chuseok holiday September 12.

They will stay in the South for three nights and four days, during which they will tour the Unification observatory post at Imjingak, Gyeongbok Palace Korean Folk Village at Yongin, Independence Hall and the ancient capital city of Gyeongju.

Hwang Yoo-Seong yshwang@donga.com