The armed forces of the United States and South Korea started Sunday's joint spring exercise. The starting time was postponed due to the Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang in February. This was done in order not to thwart the cautious rapprochement between North and South Korea.
South Korean artists will spend a four-day visit to Pyongyang, North Korea, on March 31, to improve the relationship between the two countries.
The cyber attack on the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics was a feint. The perpetrators pretended to be North Korean, Russian and Chinese hackers, says security guard Kaspersky. The Russian company says not to know who is behind the attack. You occur as someone else is called a 'false flag'.
North and South Korea do not form one Korean team on Friday at the opening of the Paralympic Games. Initially it was the intention that the two countries, together with the recent Winter Games, would jointly make their appearance. However, according to the South Korean Paralympic Committee that comes later with a statement, news agency Yonhap reports.
A group of special envoys from South Korea arrived on Monday in neighboring North Korea. That reported state media in both countries. The visit of the diplomats is meant to improve the ties between the archenemies.
North Korea is willing to talk with the US. That's what the delegation told at the Winter Games to South Korean President Moon Jae-in, according to South Korean news agency Yonhap.
The man in North Korea responsible for (possible) contacts with the US, has come along with the high delegation of that country attending the closure of the Winter Games Sunday. This will increase the expectation that the North Koreans will have a meeting with the Americans in South Korea.
Eating dog meat is the subject of a generation conflict in South Korea. The young people turn away en masse from the traditional use, which is still in vogue among the elderly. The South Korean authorities are very aware of the controversial side of the matter and have called on the catering industry to keep Pyeongchang far away from putting dog food on the menu during the Winter Games. This is reported by several local entrepreneurs.
North Korea sends a heavy delegation to the closing ceremony of the Winter Games in South Korean Pyeongchang. The delegation is led by a senior official who is jointly responsible for sinking a South Korean naval vessel in 2010, killing 46 people on board.
The White House has confirmed that Ivanka Trump attends the closing ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang. Her father, the American president Donald Trump, asked her personally, let Washington know Wednesday. The purpose of her journey is twofold. She is going to pay tribute to American athletes and to emphasize the good relations between the US and South Korea.
The US Vice President Mike Pence had scheduled a meeting with the North Korean delegation during his visit to the Winter Games in South Korea, but the latter said at the last minute, reports the Washington Post.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and US President Donald Trump want to keep pressure on North Korea on its core program. The two agreed that Wednesday night in a telephone conversation that lasted an hour, reports the newspaper The Japan Times.
Curious Olympic tourists will visit the famous 'penis park' in Haesindang Park during the Winter Games in Pyeongchang, about an hour's drive from where the sporting events take place.
The United States is prepared to talk to North Korea about its nuclear program, but in the meantime it is putting pressure on the Kim Jong-un regime. That's what Vice President Mike Pence said in an interview with the Washington Post.
At least twenty people were injured by an earthquake Sunday in the city of Pohang in south-eastern South Korea. The South Korean news agency Yonhap reported that the quake had a force of 4.6.
In the stands at the skating stadium in South Korea, the brilliant (orange) podium is well-suited to the building with a brilliant banner. Dutch fans made a banner with the text: Sorry, Mr. President. The Netherlands as first, second and third! The joke is a nod to the film by Arjen Lubach that went viral last year.
The North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has asked the South Korean president Moon Jae-in to visit Pyongyang soon. The invitation was handed out orally by Kim \u0026 # x27; s younger sister Kim Yo-jong, who arrived here Friday at the Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang.
South Korea is mainly in Pyeongchang hunting for medals in short track and skeleton. But economically, the country has been fighting for the world's top for a long time. Already, the South Koreans are threatening to lose that position if world trade collapses and China becomes an increasingly formidable competitor.
The most powerful woman of North Korea, Kim Yo-jong, appears at the Olympic Games at the southern neighbors and the whole world tries to unravel her mysteries. That does not seem to be easy.
The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, briefly met with North Korean President Kim Yong-nam during the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in South Korea.
Pita Taufatofua (34) from the warm Tonga has once again waved his body with the flag during the opening ceremony of the Games.
A North Korean delegation with the sister of dictator Kim Jong-un has arrived in South Korea. The plane with Kim Yo-jong and other top officials landed according to news agency Yonhap at the airport of Incheon.
Shortly before the official opening of the Olympic Winter Games, the Holland Heineken House in South Korean Gangneung was opened this morning.
It is to be hoped that the security checks at the opening ceremony of the Winter Games in Pyeongchang will be stricter than Thursday. In South Korea, the Olympic fire is lit on Friday at 12.00 in the Netherlands. But a day earlier it was still possible to enter the imposing stadium without even having to check the baggage. There are two young volunteers in front of the entrance who keep an eye on things. They are not very careful. When scanning the admission ticket, the text No Access Authority appears in full screen. However, the pair does not speak English well and does not intervene. They are not impressed even by the large bags from the three unexpected visitors. 'Walk on.'
The smartphones that sponsor Samsung hands out to the athletes during the Winter Games in Pyeongchang cause a remarkable problem. Because of UN sanctions, the athletes from North Korea and Iran do not get one. Iran is now in anger and has called the ambassador of South Korea in Tehran on the carpet.
Pita Taufatofua (34) from the warm Tonga did not make much impression at the 2016 Olympic Games as taekwondoka. As a flag bearer- shiny from the oil- the muscular sportsman made an unforgettable impression. And also in Pyeongchang, Pita knows how to surprise the viewers.
The Norwegian Olympic team accidentally ordered 'an entire truck' full of eggs in the Olympic village. The order was a mistake, made via Google Translate, according to the team itself.
In North Korea a large military parade was held Thursday without being broadcast by the media. The parade was a day before the opening of the Olympic Winter Games in South Korea, where North Koreans also went. Approximately 13,000 soldiers took part in the parade that was viewed by around 50,000 people.
North Korea has no intention of seeking a rapprochement with the United States during the Winter Games starting Friday in Pyeongchang. That says a senior official of the country against official North Korean news agency KCNA.
It will take at least a week before the Winter Games start in Pyeongchang, but a record has already died: that of the number of condoms. A total of 110,000 items will be distributed.
