Hyundai founder Chung returns from N. Korean trip

Hyundai founder Chung returns from N. Korean trip

South Korea's Hyundai Business Group founder Chung Ju Yung greets well-wishers as he returns home through the truce village of Panmunjom on Feb. 6 after a three-day visit to North Korea. A Hyundai spokesman revealed that Chung's group will arrange a basketball game between North and South Korean teams in Pyongyang in April.

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