S. Korea's First Lady Visits After-school Education Facility
Mohammad Ali (@ChaudhryMAli88) Published September 19, 2018 | 03:12 PM
South Korea's first lady, Kim Jung-sook, on Wednesday visited a public facility aimed at supporting students' extra-curricular activities in Pyongyang.
SEOUL/PYONGYANG, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 19th Sep, 2018 ) :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.
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