S. Korea flies tangerines to North in appreciation for mushrooms

The South Korean presidential office announced Sunday that it was sending 200 tons of tangerines to North Korea in return for mushrooms received from the North in September.According to the announcement, the tangerines are being transported to Pyongyang in four shipments over Sunday and Monday from the southern island of Jeju via air force cargo planes.Tangerines were chosen as a reciprocal gift for the mushrooms, which were sent by the North following the inter-Korean summit in Pyongyang, because they are currently in season and not commonly available to North Koreas.Vice Unification Minis…READ FULL ARTICLE