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  "id": 8246716,
  "title": "N. Korean team attends welcome ceremony for Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/n-korean-team-attends-welcome-ceremony-for-aichi-nagoya-asian-games",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-18T12:57:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
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    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/sports/20260918/n-korean-team-attends-welcome-ceremony-for-aichi-nagoya-asian-games"
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  "summary": "The North Korean athletes made an appearance at the official welcome ceremony for the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Friday, vowing to deliver strong performances and secure better results during the quadrennial continental multisport event. The ceremony, which took place at the Port of Nagoya Garden Pier in Nagoya, Japan, was delayed by over an hour and was attended by Pak Chon-jong, North Korea's vice minister of physical culture and sports, who served as the chef de mission. Ko Chol-ho, the secretary-general of the Olympic Committee of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, was also present.",
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        "title": "(Asiad) N. Korean team attends welcome ceremony for Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games",
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        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "N. Korean team attends welcome ceremony for Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/n-korean-team-attends-welcome-ceremony-for-aichi-nagoya-asian-games-8248956",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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