Two tonnes of pine mushrooms from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will be given to 4,000 South Koreans who have been separated from their families in the North since the Korean War. PHOTO: EPA-EFE
SEOUL: The value of two tonnes of pine mushrooms that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un sent to the South as a gift is believed to be 1.5 billion won (RM5.45mil).
Although it is not known where the mushrooms were grown, they are believed to be the top-grade variety from the Chilbosan mountain in North Hamgyong province, given that they were sent by the country's top leader.
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