N. Korea to send athletes to Olympics in S. Korea in breakthrough

Bangkok Post Tuesday, 9 January 2018 ()
SEOUL: North Korea agreed on Tuesday to send athletes to February’s Winter Olympics in South Korea, a symbolic breakthrough after months of escalating tensions over the North’s rapidly advancing nuclear and missile programmes.
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News video: North Korea could unite with South Korea for the Winter Olympics as the two countries open a communication hotline

North Korea could unite with South Korea for the Winter Olympics as the two countries open a communication hotline 01:39

 It could be the first symbolic step towards a reconciliation. North Korea has reopened a border hotline with Seoul to discuss sending a delegation to the Winter Olympics in South Korea's Pyeongchang next month. The two countries, who are technically still at war having only signed an armistice after...