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Koreas pucker up for Olympics with same women's hockey team

Countries announce united team, say athletes from their nations will make joint entrance at next month's Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang carrying pro-unification flag

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has refused to give up development of nuclear missiles. Pic/AFP
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has refused to give up development of nuclear missiles. Pic/AFP

The two Koreas yesterday agreed to form a united women's hockey team for next month's Winter Olympics in the South, the latest in a flurry of cross-border talks. Following a working-level meeting held at the truce village of Panmunjom, the two sides also announced that their athletes would make a joint entrance carrying a pro-unification flag, according to Yonhap news agency.

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