The Olympic rings stand at Gyeongpo beach near the Gangneung Ice Arena, one of the venues for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games, in Gangneung, Gangwon, South Korea. Photo: Bloomberg
The Olympic rings stand at Gyeongpo beach near the Gangneung Ice Arena, one of the venues for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games, in Gangneung, Gangwon, South Korea. Photo: Bloomberg
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Could North Korea’s participation in Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games ease tension over nuclear crisis?

Pyongyang’s participation would signal ‘safe, secure and good Games’, South Korean culture, sports and tourism minister Do Jong-hwan said

Robert Delaney
Robert Delaney

Updated: 11:29am, 15 Nov, 2017

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The Olympic rings stand at Gyeongpo beach near the Gangneung Ice Arena, one of the venues for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games, in Gangneung, Gangwon, South Korea. Photo: Bloomberg
The Olympic rings stand at Gyeongpo beach near the Gangneung Ice Arena, one of the venues for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games, in Gangneung, Gangwon, South Korea. Photo: Bloomberg
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