2018 Pyeongchang Winter Paralympics

Asia Pacific Jan 3, 2018

History: North Korea's participation in previous games hosted by South Korea

North Korea reopened a border hotline with Seoul on Wednesday to discuss sending a delegation to the Winter Olympics in South Korea's Pyeongchang next month. Should the North attend the event, the two Koreas may march under a single flag at a sports opening ceremony ...

Asia Pacific | ANALYSIS Jan 3, 2018

North Korea's Olympic overture seen to be aimed at blunting international pressure

After a year of threats and weapons advances, North Korea's leader appears to be using the upcoming Winter Olympic Games in South Korea as a tool to blunt growing international pressure on his regime while leaving his nuclear arsenal untouched. Kim Jong Un, in his ...