North Korea's art troupe, cheering squad and reporters will visit South Korea early this week for the Winter Olympics in PyeongChang set to open on Friday.
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​The 140-member Samjiyon Orchestra will cross the border through the Gyeongui overland route on Tuesday.
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​The troupe's first performance will be held at the Gangneung Arts Center on Thursday on the eve of the Olympics, followed by a concert at the National Theater of Korea in Seoul next Sunday.
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​An advance team comprising of technicians will arrive on Monday to prepare for the concerts.
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​The North will send a cheering squad, a taekwondo demonstration team and reporters on Wednesday, who will also cross into the South via the western land route.
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​The 230-member cheering squad will reportedly cheer for North Korean athletes competing in their games and the joint inter-Korean ice hockey team's games, as well as some of South Koreans athletes' matches.
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​The 28-member taekwondo demonstration team will hold four joint demonstrations with South Koreans and return home on February 15th.