North Korea athletes' rare South Korea visit signals diplomatic shift

A North Korean women's soccer club made its first visit to South Korea in eight years for an Asian Champions League semi-final, marking a rare instance of inter-Korean athletic exchange. The delegation's arrival and the sell-out of match tickets suggest potential warming in sports diplomacy after years of isolation.

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• North Korean footballers arrive in South, match tickets sell out South China Morning Post · China
• North Korean women's football team makes rare visit to South Deutsche Welle · Germany

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