S. Korea's first lady visits after-school education facility
SEOUL/PYONGYANG, Sept. 19 (Joint Press Corps-Yonhap) -- South Korea's first lady, Kim Jung-sook, on Wednesday visited a public facility aimed at supporting students' extra-curricular activities in Pyongyang.
Earlier in the day, Kim visited the Mangyongdae Schoolchildren's Palace, looking around facilities such as a dance room and a swimming pool and watching a student performance.
Established in 1989, the after-school education and cultural facility was re-opened in December 2015 after renovation. It is capable of hosting up to 12,000 youths to support extra-curricular activities such as learning music and computer skills.
Kim was surprised to hear that about 5,000 youths participate in after-school activities every day at the facility.
"South Korean double-income families are facing the problem of their children's after-school education," Kim said.
The first lady was accompanied by some of President Moon Jae-in's special entourage to Pyongyang, including Moon Chung-in, a special advisor for national security affairs for the president and Samsung Group's vice chairman Lee Jae-yong.
North Korean first lady Ri Sol-ju did not join Kim's visit to the facility.
South Korean President Moon Jae-in (2nd from R) and his wife Kim Jung-sook (L) receive flowers from North Korean children in a welcoming ceremony at Pyongyang's airport in this pool photo taken on Sept. 18, 2018. (Yonhap)
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