Jeju Province sends dialysis machines, citrus saplings, other supplies to N. Korea - The Korea Times

Jeju Island Governor Oh Young-hun / Courtesy of Jeju Province

The Jeju provincial government said Monday it has recently sent dialysis machines, tangerine saplings and other supplies to North Korea as part of an inter-Korean cooperation project.

The items, worth 160 million won ($104,000), arrived in North Korea's western port of Nampho on May 4 after they were shipped from South Korea's western port of Incheon on April 1 via the Chinese port of Dalian, according to the province.

The provincial government said it submitted an application to the unification ministry on March 9 to send the items to North Korea, which included the medical equipment, forestry pesticide and saplings of Hallabong, a type of citrus fruit grown on Jeju.

It said the items were sent through cooperation with a North Korean support group for the disabled but noted that it has yet to receive confirmation from the North Korean side on their arrival.