U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence stood only a few seats away from Kim Yo-Jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un.
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It would be the first summit in more than a decade between Korean leaders. Moon called for efforts to “create the right conditions to realise” such a visit, his spokesman said, urging Pyongyang to more actively seek dialogue with the US. But he said he also wanted to warn the world against falling for the glossy image of the two Koreas who marched in the opening ceremony under one flag.
Cyber-security teams and experts from South Korea’s defence ministry, plus four other ministries, formed part of a task force investigating the shutdown, they said, adding that it didn’t affect the high-tech opening ceremony.
Pence avoided public criticism of Moon, congratulating South Korea on hosting the Olympics and pledging continued support in addressing the North’s nuclear threat.
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Read the full report at NBC News. “We’re going to minimise this outbreak”, Kim said on Wednesday night.
None of this should have come as a surprise, for Korea is the smallest and youngest team in the women’s competition.
Only 22 will dress to play Saturday night, leaving Murray the hard task of deciding whether to play any of the North Koreans or sit some of the South Koreans she has worked with for many weeks.
And as the South appeared to look favorably on warming ties on the Korean Peninsula, Pence insisted Saturday “there is no daylight” among the United States and allies South Korea and Japan in intensifying pressure on the North over its nuclear and missile programs.
These games are the biggest ever, with more than 2,900 athletes from 92 countries and territories (including six new ones, and unusually high participation from Africa).
However, analyst Robert E Kelly of Pusan National University tweeted that the inter-Korean relations would “return to form”.
The representative declined to say what nation or entity was behind the attack. There have been some such meetings in the past, but they are rare. “We get along personally, so I believe Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un, if they talk, they’d probably get along”.
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The PyeongChang 2018 website wasn’t working before the Friday night games, making it impossible to access event tickets and crucial information. The oldest Korean player is Han Soo-jin, 30, and she’s the only one in her 30s.
