North Korea could co-host 2021 Asian Games with South, official says
(The Guardian North Korea)

Offer comes amid rapid easing of tensions that has accompanied Winter Olympics in the South Korean town of PyeongchangWinter Olympics 2018: full schedule and medal tableA top North Korean sports official said his country could co-host the Asian Winter Games in 2021 with South Korea, the latest sign of a thaw in relations between the two neighbours that are officially still at war. Related: Winter Olympics 2018: day 11 from Pyeongchang - live! Much of the regime´s domestic legitimacy rests on portraying the country as under constant threat from the US and its regional allies, South Korea and Japan. Related: `Kim Jong-un is hitting on us!`: my night out with Dear Leader (sort of) Continue reading...